by Phil Darg

Forced from the throne that she shares with her brother in Tyre, Princess Dido flees to Cyprus with a group of male supporters. After bringing a group of Greek women into her fold, she leads her followers to the African coast – where they build the new city of Carthage. As the city grows and prospers, she reigns as its queen, achieving new levels of dynamic rule – even as she faces continuous challenges that could destroy everything that she and her followers have worked so hard to build.

Dido: Queen of Carthage is a direct refutation of the traditional myth of Dido created by ancient Roman authors - a myth of a lovelorn, helpless female - that was heavily reinforced during the Renaissance by numerous paintings and by other literary works such as Christopher Marlowe's Dido, Queen of Carthage.

Historical drama - full-length

Dido: Queen of Carthage was given a staged reading at the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis, MN in 2018.

Cast of Characters (4 F, 4 M):

Running time: about 110 minutes

Setting:
The Phoenician city of Tyre, the coast of Cyprus, and the new settlement of Carthage.

Time:
About 825-820 BCE.

Dido: Queen of Carthage is available on Amazon.

Dido: Queen of Carthage © 2017 by Phil Darg, all rights reserved.