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Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great (Women of the Ancient World)
Olympias Mother of Alexander the Great - Women of the Ancient World
Author: Elizabeth Carney
Modern conventional wisdom knows Olympias as a pitiless and savage woman, practitioner of barbaric Dionysian rites compelled by jealousy and ruthless ambition to the murder of her rivals in order to secure her son's succession to the throne of Macedon. In this way she is credited for Alexander the Great's unprecedented achievements-yet the scale...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415333160
ISBN-10: 0415333164
Publication Date: 7/24/2006
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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