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Alexander's mother, whom Jiang identifies as part of the most plausible family-centered explanation for Philip's assassination.
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Olympias
Alexander's mother, whom Jiang identifies as part of the most plausible family-centered explanation for Philip's assassination.
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He attributes Philip II’s murder to Olympias protecting Alexander’s claim after Philip produced a Macedonian son who threatened Alexander’s succession.
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Jiang argues that Alexander and Olympias were 'freaking out' because Philip's new marriage and Attalus-Parmenion's army connection made it seem Alexander was being pushed out of the line of succession.
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Jiang says that after Philip's assassination, Olympias killed Eurydice, Eurydice's daughter, and Eurydice's son, removing the rival legitimate heir to the throne.
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Jiang argues that Olympias and Alexander had both motive and opportunity: Philip's death made Alexander king at Macedon's height, prevented Philip from possibly replacing him, and was followed by Olympias honoring Pausanias.
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"...but the answer is pretty simple okay his wife his wife Olympias why would Olympias who is the mother of Alexander the Great kill..."
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"...is now here to the throne and not Alexander the Great Olympias taught Alexander the Great from day one that you are special Alexander..."
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"was killed who else did she kill the wife the new Macedonian wife as well as the son right okay so this is a..."
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"...out of the line of succession and Alexander and his mother Olympias are both freaking out. Okay, so in 336 BCE Philip is assassinated..."
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"...explanation. The other explanation was, it was the mother of Alexander, Olympias, and Alexander."
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"...all one family, right? The bodyguard is in constant communication with Olympias. Okay? And what gives evidence? What provides evidence for this line of..."
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"...think it is. Okay? And this leaves us the possibility of Olympias and Alexander. And here, it makes sense because they both have both..."
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"...wives. The problem is that only one of his wives, named Olympias, has given birth to a son, and therefore a heir, okay? The..."
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"...son in here, Alexander the Great, is born to his wife Olympias. Okay? And the last major event is in 338 BCE is the..."
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