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Olympias (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great.
Jun 13, 2024 · Olympias (born c. 375 bc —died 316) was the wife of Philip II of Macedonia and mother of Alexander the Great. She had a passionate and imperious nature, and she played important roles in the power struggles that followed the deaths of both rulers.
May 5, 2019 · Olympias (c. 375–316 BCE) was an ambitious and violent ruler of ancient Greece. She was the daughter of Neoptolemus I, the king of Epirus; the wife of Philip II, who ruled over Macedonia; and the mother of Alexander the Great, who conquered the territory from Greece to northwest India, establishing one of the largest kingdoms of his time.
Jun 1, 2013 · Olympias (c. 375-316 BCE) was the second wife of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE) and the mother of Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE). Olympias was the driving force behind Alexander's rise to the throne and was accused of having a hand in the assassination of Philip by Pausanias of Oretis.
Queen Olympias earned a reputation as one of the most bloodthirsty women in the ancient world, and for good reason. Olympias didn’t just give birth to the mighty conqueror Alexander the Great, she also taught him everything he knew—from cunning power plays to brutal betrayals.
Jul 11, 2022 · Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus I, the ruler of Epirus; the fourth wife of Macedonian king Philip II; and the mother of Alexander III, famously known as Alexander the Great. She is said to have changed her name to Olympias after one of Philip’s race horses won in the ‘Olympic Games.’
Dec 3, 2019 · Olympias, wife of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and mother of Alexander the Great, was the first woman to participate actively in the political events of the Greek peninsula. Olympias...
Mar 8, 2018 · That’s definitely true of Macedonian king Alexander the Great — who conquered most of the known world in the fourth century B.C. — and his mother, Queen Olympias. Her leadership shaped her son’s ability to unite the ancient world into one of the greatest empires in history.
Jan 23, 2024 · A formidable woman born in the second half of the fourth century and widowed at around 17, Olympias was not afraid to advocate for herself – or her friends.
Jun 4, 2024 · Olympia, ruined ancient sanctuary, home of the ancient Olympic Games, and former site of the massive Statue of Zeus, which had been ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Olympia is located near the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, 10 miles (16 km) inland.
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