le she was sleeping and reveals the truth about her brother and his death. He tells her of a treasure and persuades her to take it and leave the country. Dido organizes all those who oppose her brother; they escape and leave loaded with gold and silver. After landing on the coast of Libya, they purchase a site called "Bull's Hide". The bargain was they would get as much land as they could enclose with a bull's hide. Here we are able to see Dido's wit as she cuts the hide into tiny strips and surrounds a large area of land. She calls the land Byrsa, naming it from the hid
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