Ok, slightly off-topic, but here goes - a great piece of music:<p>So, the Romans finally destroyed Carthago (took them a while, Punic war 1, 2, and 3), with Cato egging them on ("Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam").<p>(I find it interesting for two reasons: 1. Alternative history - what if Carthago (Hannibal) had won?? 2. The Roman general who defeated Hannibal, Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator a) is my namesake :-) and b) won by... doing not much, just staying away and picking up the pieces (cunctator = "the delayer, doubter"). "Cunctator" is not as sexy as "Terminator", but he turned out effective nonetheless.)<p>But next, so Virgil's Aneid has Aneas visit Carthage, in particular the queen Dido, and they fall in love, but then he, duty bound, leaves (clandestinely at night), to found Rome. She, crestfallen, commits suicide (after predicting eternal strife between Aeneas's people (Rome) and hers (Carthage)).<p>This was set to music by English composer Purcell in <i>Dido and Aneas</i>, with the famous piece "Dido's Lament" - she sings before committing suicide:<p>When I am laid // am laid in earth,
may my wrongs create // No trouble,
no trouble in // in thy breast
Remember me, remember me, // but ah! forget my fate.
Remember me, but ah! // forget my fate."<p>The piece is brilliant - a simple underlying musical structure (Passacaglia - a constant repeated bass line) with her heart-felt lament. Check out the versions linked below (YouTube links), by Jeff Buckley or Janet Baker or Jessye Norman or any other. I mean, this did <i>not</i> happen, and 2500+ years ago, but still can make you tear up today.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verruco...</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA5UAbl1OWY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA5UAbl1OWY</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOIAi2XwuWo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOIAi2XwuWo</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_50zj7J50U" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_50zj7J50U</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido%27s_Lament" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido%27s_Lament</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passacaglia" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passacaglia</a>