Aeneas & Dido, Part 1: The Queen of Carthage and the Prince of Troy | A Tale from Roman Mythology
*Aeneas Meets Dido, the Queen of Carthage* The fateful romance of Aeneas and Dido begins, as the prince of ancient Troy escapes his city’s destruction and sails to Africa with Trojan survivors. There he discovers the mighty new city of Carthage, and meets its leader, the capable and beautiful queen Dido. But the gods, who decree that Aeneas must lay the foundations of the Roman Empire, have other plans…
A story from Roman mythology (Vergil's Aeneid, Books 1 and 4 ), featuring: Aeneas, Dido, Juno, Jupiter, Venus, Ilioneus, Achates, Sychaeus, Pygmalion
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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017)
Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/music/)
Thumbnail Images (Creative Commons/Royalty-Free):
Roman fresco of Dido on her throne, with attendants; personified Africa stands to the right, with Aeneas' ship in the background (Pompeii, 1st century CE)
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/35906417@N07/15372301146)
Logo Materials (Creative Commons/Royalty-Free):
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BCE, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3517597)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-santorini-flowers-and-coast/498578/)
Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-toolbox.font)
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