One major source of friction was Philip’s polygamous marriages. His union with Olympias, Alexander’s mother, produced Alexander, but Philip’s later marriages, particularly to Cleopatra Eurydice, a ...

Roxana and her son were protected by Alexander's mother, Olympias, in Macedonia, but her assassination in 316 BC allowed Cassander to seek kingship. Since Alexander IV Aegus was the legitimate heir to ...

"There is some evidence on who the occupant might have been and I have strongly advocated the idea that the tomb belongs to Alexander’s mother, Olympias. And this is important because that ...