Jiang argues that Philip's remarriage to Cleopatra Eurydice destabilized Macedonian succession because she was Macedonian and any son from that marriage would be more legitimate than Alexander.
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Cleopatra Eurydice
Jiang argues that Philip's remarriage to Cleopatra Eurydice destabilized Macedonian succession because she was Macedonian and any son from that marriage would be more legitimate than Alexander.
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"Alexander the Great, and we're gonna see that on the surface, it does actually capture well, or explains well. What is his life? At..."
"...death of his father. So when Philip marries, her name is Cleopatra Eurydice, it's extremely controversial. Controversial. Okay, and it disrupts the political order..."
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A source-grounded reading of Alexander as the inheriting son: expansionist, obedience-hungry, and unable to hear correction except as betrayal.
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