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Olympias : mother of Alexander the Great

Recounts the life of Olympias, the first woman to play a major role in Greek political history. This biography penetrates the myth, fiction and sexual politics, and conducts a close examination of Olympias through historical and literary sources
eBook, English, 2006
Routledge, New York, 2006
1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages) : illustrations
9780203412787, 9780415333160, 9780415333177, 9786610552924, 0203412788, 0415333164, 0415333172, 6610552924
74752994
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