OLYMPIAS

d. 316 b.c., wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great. She did not get on well with Philip, who had other wives, but the story that she murdered him is probably false. She reputedly had great influence in molding her son and in giving him an interest in mysticism and in art. Her violent ambitions plunged her into quarrels with Antipater, whom Alexander had left as regent in Macedonia, and after Alexander's death she tried to forestall Cassander, Antipater's son, in Macedonia. He in turn besieged her in Pydna on the Gulf of Thessaloníki, and after her capture he ordered her execution.

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1.
Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy: A Biography
Book by John Maxwell O'Brien; Routledge, 1994
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C--Alcohol Use, Generals--Greece--Biography, Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C, Greece--Kings And Rulers--Biography
...king he found it necessary to reprove Olympias when her words or actions were incompatible...Alexanders mothers name was not always Olympias. Justins rendition of the events following Philips assassination has Olympias consecrating the assailants sword...
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Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians
Book by Edward M. Anson; Brill Academic Publishers, 2004
Subjects: Eumenes--Of Cardia--Ca. 361-316 B.C, Generals--Greece--Biography, Greece--History--Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C, Macedonia--History--Diadochi, 323-276 B.C
...from correspondence between Eumenes and Olympias. Eumenes had remained in contact with...events and that Polyperchons offer to Olympias was only made after Cassanders flight...doublet. Diodorus 18. 49. 4 speaks of Olympias depar- ture from Macedonia due to her...
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Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great
Book by Joseph Roisman; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C, Generals--Greece--Biography, Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C, Greece--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Greece--Politics And Government--To 146 B.C
...the period after Alexanders death. 29 Olympias attacks against Antipater and his counter...Antipater was not the only object of Olympias epistolary attack. How much attention...Europe came, in part, as the result of Olympias accusations against him. Plutarch...
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Law, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity
Book by Ralph W. Mathisen; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--To 527--Congresses, Europe--History--392-814--Congresses, Law--Europe--History--To 1500--Congresses, Law--Middle East--History--To 1500--Congresses, Roman Law--Social Aspects--Congresses
...her anonymous biographer, the widowed Olympias wished to devote herself to ascetic celibacy...However, Theodosius (who was related to Olympias by marriage) heard that she was squandering...marriage with one of his kinsmen. When Olympias steadfastly refused to remarry, Theodosius...
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Macedonian Imperialism and the Hellenization of the East
Book by Pierre Jouguet, M. R. Dobie; Alfred A. Knopf, 1928
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C, Egypt--Civilization, Hellenism, Macedonia--History--Ancient To B.C. 168
...following at once fell into the hands of Olympias, and Eurydice was captured while fleeing to Amphipolis with one of her advisers. Olympias was able to give free rein to her fierce...Cassandros. Men began to turn away from Olympias with horror. On hearing of these events...
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journal articles on: Olympias  - 46 results

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Unheimlich Maneuvers: Enlightenment Dolls and Repetitions in Freud
Journal article by Julie Park; The Eighteenth Century, Vol. 44, 2003
Subjects: Essays, Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939), Literary canon, Literary criticism
...different guise. Spalanzani created Olympias "clockwork, speech, walk," and Coppelius...in her eighteenth-century milieu. Olympias unveiling as an automaton accounts for...folded. Only now did Nathaniel behold Olympias beautiful face. The eyes alone seemed...
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Overcoming Greed: An Eastern Christian Perspective (1)
Journal article by Valerie A. Karras; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 24, 2004
Subjects: Avarice, Christianity, Churches, Orthodox Eastern--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Greed, Orthodox Eastern Church--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...also actively courted the patronage of Olympias, a wealthy and influential woman (10...self and personal resources. (11) Olympias was ordained a deacon in the Church of...in ANF 2:595. (10.) For more on Olympias and on Chrysostoms relationship with...
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Hardy's 'Tess' and "The Photograph": Images to Die For
Journal article by Julie Grossman; Criticism, Vol. 35, 1993
Subjects: Hardy, Thomas--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Photograph (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...response similar to the criticism of "Olympias Choice" thirty years earlier.(21) For Manets critics, "Olympias Choice" was "neither true nor living...confined as a target for "Grundyism." "Olympias Choice" presents a woman making known...
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Renee Cox: the Big Picture
Journal article by Shelly Eversley; Nka : Journal of Contemporary African Art, 2003
Subjects: Art criticism, Cox, Renee, Photography, Pornography & obscenity, Visual artists
...The reconciliation that takes place in Olympias Boyz is the ideal that happens after...spotlight. Since there is no theft in Olympias Boyz (no one owns the image of a reclining...multiple and incoherent modalities.4 Olympias Boyz makes vivid the simultaneous and...
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Introduction: the Sexual Body
Journal article by Shelly Eversley, Jennifer L. Morgan; Women's Studies Quarterly, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Art history, Children & youth, Childrens novels, Gays & lesbians, Homosexuality, Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV, Human trafficking, Race, Scandals, Slave trade
...abolition situate the passive gesture of Olympias maid in a material context that we ignore at our peril. Simultaneously, Olympias glib refusal of the black womans...black female subject featured in Olympias Boyz reminds the viewer that the...
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magazine articles on: Olympias  - 42 results

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Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past? Paul Cartledge Goes in Search of the Elusive Personality of the World's Greatest Hero
Magazine article by Paul Cartledge; History Today, Vol. 54, July 2004
Subjects: Alexander the Great--Behavior, Conquerors--Behavior, Greece--History, Greek history, Kings and rulers--Behavior, Kings--Behavior
...animals en route. Alexanders mother Olympias (alter whom a reconstructed trireme...fought within the tempestuous marriage to Olympias. In one of the more remarkable moves...marital combat, the hyper-religiose Olympias ventured to claim that Alexander had...
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The Battle of Manila Bay
Magazine article by A. B. Feuer; Sea Classics, Vol. 35, May 2002
...projectiles hurled a deluge of water across the OLYMPIAs deck, practically drowning the gun crews...directions. Joseph Stickney was on the OLYMPIAs bridge during the conflict and described...enemys line for the second time, the OLYMPIAs column swung around again on a closer...
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The Rise of Women in Ancient Greece: Michael Scott Looks at How a Time of Crisis in the Fourth Century BC Proved a Dynamic Moment of Change for Women in the Greek World
Magazine article by Michael Scott; History Today, Vol. 59, November 2009
Subjects: Greek history--Demographic aspects, Greek history--Political aspects, Women's suffrage--History, Women--History, Women--Suffrage
...Philip of Macedon (r.359-336 BC), Olympias (c.370-316 BC). Few people, male...other wives and their daughter herself. Olympias was probably the most powerful female...Macedonia. After Alexanders death, Olympias would stop at nothing to protect his...
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Stories in Art
Magazine article by Jenny Siegenthaler, Lisa Vihos; Art Education, Vol. 51, January 1998
...TOLD? The newborn on the bed is Alexander with his mother, Olympias. The boy on the horse is Alexander at age 14, riding Bucephalus...Alexanders life in a small space. The dragon hovering near Olympias symbolizes the idea that Alexander may have had superhuman...
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Alexandria the Great: On the Mediterranean at the Western Edge of the Nile Delta Stands the Most Important and Enduring of All the Many Cities Founded by Alexander. Though Much of Its Material Past Has Been Destroyed or Lies Underwater, Alexandria's Reputation as the Intellectual Powerhouse of the Classical World, Fusing Greek, Egyptian and Roman Culture, Lives On
Magazine article by Paul Cartledge; History Today, Vol. 59, October 2009
Subjects: Alexander the Great--History, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--Appreciation, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--History, Greek history, to 330 (Ancient period)
...was born in 356 BC to Philip II of Macedon and his Greek wife Olympias (one of seven wives in all). He came to the throne of Macedon...at least as much reason to suspect the hand of the estranged Olympias. But Philip himself was a pretty hale 46 years of age and...
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newspaper articles on: Olympias  - 111 results

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My Children Hadn't Come to Terms with Their Mother's Death When I Met Rachel. It Was Difficult
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 8, 2009
Subjects: Parenting--Political aspects
...relationship met fierce resistance. Olympias father, a bank clerk, strongly disapproved...expressed a certain amount of regret. It was Olympias decision to forgive because he had rejected...a bittersweet moment because by then Olympias health was failing. He confined himself...
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The Alexander Technique; the Story of How Alexander the Great Conquered Half the World Is Perfect for a Hollywood Film. but, Reveals Historian MICHAEL WOOD, the Truth Had to Be Bent to Bring the Epic to Life on the Screen
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 1, 2005
...girls, including Alexanders mother, Olympias. However, when Alexander was in his...dumped her for a new, young wife and Olympias went into exile. Philip hired as his...children were murdered. His mother, Olympias, too, was killed in the civil wars...
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ALEXANDER THE GAY; He Slaughtered, Crucified and Enslaved. but a New Film Portrays the Ancient World's Most Brutal Tyrant in a Very Different Light ..
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 8, 2004
...was a great warrior, his mother, Olympias, a witch. Cunning, charming and terrifying...eyed father making violent love to Olympias. Others suggest a repressed Oedipus...only exception was Hephaistion. When Olympias grew jealous of their relationship and...
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Oar-Inspiring Greeks; Pulling Together: The Replica Trireme, Crewed by 170 Volunteers, Can Reach a Speed of Nine Knots
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 11, 2008
...ram weighing 200kg and was christened Olympias. She was manned by 170 oarsmen (and...exaggerating the vessels capabilities. Olympias visited our shores in 1993 to take part...democracy 2,500 years ago. In 2004, Olympias was used to transport the Olympic Flame...
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Tab Dividends
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), February 13, 2010
...Scr: 2,5,6,8,9,14. Race 6: 6 Olympias Girl $4.20 $1.70 4 Swanky Baby $1...7,8,9. EXTRA DOUBLE: 10 Sylcarn 6 Olympias Girl $16.80. OCF: 10 Sylcarn 6 Olympias Girl. DOUBLE: 6 Dos Amigos 14 Guildford...
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encyclopedia articles on: Olympias  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Olympias
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OLYMPIAS d. 316 b.c., wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great . She did not get on well with Philip, who had...
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Alexander the Great
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Asia. Youth and Kingship The son of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias , he had Aristotle as his tutor and was given a classical education...father, although he may have resented him because he neglected Olympias for another wife. He succeeded to the throne in 336 b.c...
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Cassander
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Polyperchon. He was successful, and by 318 he had a preponderant influence in Macedonia and Greece. Alexanders mother, Olympias, challenged this and put Philip III, Alexanders half brother, and many others to death. Cassander pursued her, crushed...
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Antipater , Macedonian General
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alexander went on his Asian campaign, Antipater was left as regent (334 323 b.c.) in Macedon. He resisted the attempt of Olympias to gain the regency and governed ably except that his policy of supporting tyrants and oligarchs made him unpopular in Greece...
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Philip II , King of Macedon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Greece, he established a federal system of Greek states. He was preparing an attack on Persia when he was killed. His wife, Olympias , was accused (probably falsely) of the murder. Philips consolidation of his kingdom and his reduction of Greece to relative...


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