Olympias
Mother of Alexander the Great
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She bore Alexander the Great and ran Macedonia while he conquered Asia. After his death, she went to war for her grandson's claim to the empire — won one round, lost the next, and was executed for it.
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Olympias was born around 375 BC, the eldest daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus and sister to Alexander I of Epirus. She married Philip II of Macedonia and became mother to Alexander the Great, shaping his life with an influence that didn't end at childhood. While Alexander swept through Persia and beyond, she held de facto leadership back in Macedon. His death in 323 BC opened a vicious scramble for succession. Olympias took up arms on behalf of her grandson Alexander IV, defeating the rival Adea Eurydice and securing the boy a place in the line of power. Cassander came next, and this ti…
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