Queen Elissa and the Founding of Carthage @historyswhoyesterdaysnatio5197
Queen Elissa and the Founding of Carthage  @historyswhoyesterdaysnatio5197
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After the death of the Phoenician King Mattan, his kingdom was given over to his son Pygmalion and his daughter Elissa. Pygmalion quickly became a tyrant, a fitting name since he ruled from Tyre, and Elissa was married to her uncle Acerbas, a priest of Hercules who also happened to be the brother of the infamous Queen of Israel, Jezebel. He was by far the wealthiest...

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Queen Elissa and the Founding of Carthage

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