Multa retro rerum iacet atque ambagibus aevi obtegitur densa caligine mersa vetustas, cur Sarrana dicent Oenotri numina templo, regnisque Aeneadum germana colatur Elissae.
Far back in history, and hidden in deep darkness by the uncertain report of antiquity, lies the answer to this question: why should the Italians consecrate a temple to a Phoenician deity, and why should Didos sister be worshipped in the country of the Aeneadae?
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