What did Queen Alyssa or Dido use to determine the size of land for Carthage?
A coin
An oxhide
A measuring tape
A stick
Answer
According to legends, Queen Alyssa or Dido, the founder of Carthage, purchased the land for the city from a local tribe using an oxhide. She cut the oxhide into thin strips and laid them out to determine the area of land she could buy.
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