Olympias of Epirus (queen of Macedon)

   Ὀλυμπιάς, Polyxena, Myrtale, Stratonice

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Personal and Family Information

Olympias was born about 0375 B.C., the daughter of Neoptolemus I but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.

She died in 0316 B.C.. The place is not known.

Her husband was Philip II, who she married in 0357 B.C.. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Alexander III (0356BC-0323BC) and Cleopatra (c0356BC-0308BC).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Olympias of Epirus
(c0375BC-0316BC)

  

Neoptolemus I
(0390BC-c0360BC)

  

Alcetas I
(0410BC-c0370BC)

  

Tharypus
(c0440BC-c0390BC)

  
     
 		  
     
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
     
 		    
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
     
 		    
 		  
     
 		  

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth ABT 0375 B.C.
Death 0316 B.C.

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 0317 B.C. TO 0316 B.C. queen of Macedon

Notes

Note 1

She was a devout member of the orgiastic snake-worshiping cult of Dionysus, and may have slept with snakes

Sources

  1. Wikipedia English
    Source: Wikipedia English