Dido, also known as Elissa, was, according to the Aeneid, the first queen of Carthage, which she founded after fleeing the Phoenician city of Tyre when her husband was murdered by king Pygmalion. She leads the Phoenicians in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm.
Intro
Queen Dido, mother of Carthage, all your life you faced great threats and overcame them through wit and cunning. Wherever waves break on the sure, there your cities shall rise. The seas are your roads, the far horizon is your destiny and your refuge.
In-Game
Dido's unique agenda is Sicilian Wars. She wants to settle coastal cities and dislikes leaders who have many coastal cities.
Her leader ability is Founder of Carthage. It grants cities with a Cothon the unique Move Capital project, which moves the Phoenician Capital Capital to that city. She also gains +1 Trade Route Trade Route capacity after building the Government Plaza or any Government Plaza building and a 50% Production bonus towards districts in the city with the Government Plaza.
Detailed Approach
Lines
Dido is voiced by Julie Fainer, who is reprising her role from Civilization V.
Voiced
Agenda-based Approval: May prosperity come to your cities - the ones away from the coast.
Agenda-based Disapproval: ?
Attacked: ?
Declares War: ?
Defeated: ?
Greeting: I, Dido, queen and mother of Carthage, greet you on behalf of the Phoenicians.
Unvoiced
Delegation: ?
Denounced: ?
Denunciation: ?
Civilopedia Entry
Trivia
- As of the release of Gathering Storm, Dido is one of nine returning leaders from Civilization V and its expansions (along with Gandhi, Genghis Khan, Montezuma, Pachacuti, Pedro II, Alexander, Shaka, and Suleiman).
- Dido's leader ability references her status as the alleged founder of Carthage, while her leader agenda references the series of conflicts between Carthage and the Greek city-states over control of Sicily.
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