Olympias

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Olympias was the wife of Philip II and the mother of Alexander the Great, known for her fierce personality and religious devotion.

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Dan CarlinDan Carlin's Hardcore History · Show 74 - Mania for Subjugation IV · 1:17:54 · 31 Jul
…These guys are ancient, and Antipater and Olympias are always sort of fighting with each other, and her letters back to Alexander often complain of Antipater, and sometimes his letters complain about her, but you gotta be careful.…
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Professor Edmund RichardsonHistoryExtra podcast · Alexander the Great: life of the week · 6:05 · 15 Jun
…His parents, Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, are two incredible people.…
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UnknownBoring History for Sleep · Alexander the Great: More Dangerous Than You Were Told 🗡️... · 7:06 · 3 Jun
…Her name was Olympias, and she was by all accounts absolutely extraordinary, and not always in ways that made life easier for the people around her.…
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Mark GagnonCamp Gagnon · The Conqueror Who Thought He Was A God | Alexander the Great · 5:06 · 18 Feb
…Now, Alexander's mother was Olympias, a princess from Epirus, who……
Tristan HughesThe Ancients · The Invasion of Persia | Alexander the Great · 5:03 · 12 Feb
…In the last episode, we covered the early years of……
Mark GagnonCamp Gagnon · The Conqueror Who Raised a God · 27:52 · 11 Feb
…Now, Olympias, Philip II's wife, was not Macedonian.…
UnknownThe Ancients · Alexander the Great | Rise to Power · 20:47 · 5 Feb
…So Philip marries Olympias, and I think that's around 357……
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