She met her husband, king philip ii alexander the great s father, on the aegean island of samonthrace. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of history s greatest military minds who, as king of macedonia and persia, established the. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. They had then no printed books, but there were a few writings on parchment rolls. Epirote queen who was the mother of alexander the great. The anabasis of alexander the history of the wars and conquests of alexander the great literally translated, with a commentary, from the greek of arrian, the nicomedian the selwood works e j by m. Biography of olympias, mother to alexander the great and wife of king philip ii. Her family claimed to be descendants of the former mythological greek king, aeacus. Alexander the great was the son of a macedonian general named philip. History, a great many of the plays of euripides, sophocles, and aeschylus, and. Olympias, wife of philip ii, king of macedonia, and mother of.
Elizabeth carney is professor of ancient history at. Elizabeth carney is professor of ancient history at clemson university in south carolina. Olympias was a greek princess from epirus, a descendant of the greatest warrior achilles, through his son neoptolemus. A female given name from ancient greek of historical use only. After this debauch, he and his mother olympias withdrew from philips. Carney shows in her biography that there was more to olympias than the ancient sources claim. The history of the life of every individual who has, for any reason, attracted extensively. Her brother, alexander i would later rule the tribe from 350331 bc. Olympias as mother, regent, and royal woman san francisco.
Olympias, mother of the king, alexander the great 4. Alexander the great, a literate historical epic which starred richard burton as alexander and fredric march. Mother of alexander the great women of the ancient world ebook. Olympias was the daughter of king neoptolemus i of epirus, the sister of alexander i of epirus, the fourth wife of philip ii, the king of the ancient greek kingdom of macedonia and the mother of alexander the great. She is mostly known for being involved in witchcraft and sleeping with snakes. Biography of olympias, mother of alexander the great. Lisa jackson lisa jackson is pursuing a master of arts from san francisco state university in the history of gender. In the fall, lisa will write her thesis on gender and the american communist party. Mother of alexander the great women of the ancient world book. Mother of alexander the great women of the ancient world at. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Olympias was the mother of alexander iii, famously known as alexander the great. History has too long been dominated by men and this book was a start in the right direction.
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