1st Edition

Olympias Mother of Alexander the Great

By Elizabeth Carney Copyright 2006
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

The definitive guide to the life of the first woman to play a major role in Greek political history, this is the first modern biography of Olympias. Presenting a critical assessment of a fascinating and wholly misunderstood figure, Elizabeth Carney penetrates myth, fiction and sexual politics and conducts a close examination of Olympias through historical and literary sources, and brings her... Read more

Preface.  Significant Events.  Aeacid Family Tree.  Argead Family Tree.  Abbreviations.  Introduction  1. Olympias the Molossian  2. Olympias, Wife of Philip II  3. Olympias, Mother of the King, Alexander the Great  4. Olympias on Her Own, 323–316  5. Olympias and Religion  6. Olympias' Afterlife.  Appendix: Olympias and the Sources.  Glossary.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index

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Elizabeth Carney