Dido Problem

The mythological Queen and founder of Carthage – Dido – was named co ruler together with her brother Pygmalion of the Kingdom of Tyre by her father, but the people tried to oust her from that position so she fled Tyre with a group of loyal followers and sought to found a new kingdom in North Africa. She asked the local Berber king Iarbas for a small bit of land as a temporary refuge, only as much land as could be encompassed by an oxhide. He took pity on her and agreed. Dido then cut the oxhide into fine strips so that she had enough to make a half circle from the coast and encircle anearby hill, which would become Carthage. This has also given name to a Mathematical term sometimes called 'Dido Problem'. The use of wit in the myth instead of tilling the soil or military prowess is interesting, regardless of how it actually happened.