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Was Alexander the Great Albanian from his mothers side because Olympias was Epirote and the Epirotes were Illyrian?
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Alexander's mother, Olympias was Molossian. The Molossi were a Greek tribe living in Epirus. Epirotes were Greek. Alexander the great was Greek by both parents.
His father, Pihilip II, was Macedonian, that is Greek. Alexander's grand father, Alexander I, participated in the Olympics where at that time only Greeks could participate.
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∙ 6y agoAlexander the great was Greek by both parents: His father Philip II and his mother Olympias. His father was Macedonian, that is Greek. His grand father was Alexander I who participated in the Olympics where only Greeks participated. Alexander's grand father established his roots to Argos and eventually to Hercules and most coins with macedonian kings depict the king with a lion's head like Hercules. Alexander's mother was Molossian, a Greek tribe in Epirus.). Alexander himself regarded himself as Greek and as the leader of Greeks. He liberated from Persians the occupied Greek cities in Asia Minor and founded many Greek cities as far as India, spreading Hellenism.
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What is Alexander's mother's name?
Olympias.
What was something great about Alexander the great's mother?
Alexanders mother was Phillips ( Alexander's dad) 4th wife. Her name was Olympias and she was the daughter of Neoptolemus l, the king of Epirus. Olympias was the prime wife of seven to Phillip.
What language did Olympias speak?
Olympias spoke ancient Greek. She was the princess of the city state of Molossoe, Hepirus, Greece. She was married to the Greek king Philip of the city state of Macedon. Philip and Olympias were the parents of Alexander the Great, the king of the city state of Macedonia.
Who were Alexander the Great's siblings?
Alexander didnt have siblings, but his father Phillp had seven other wifes so Alexander had a lot of halfsisters and halfbrothers. One of them (half-sister) was Thessalonike 345 - 295 BC.He would have had many half siblings as his father, Philip had seven wives including Queen Olympias who is Alexander the Great's mother. Cleopatra was his seventh wife.
What was Alexander's mom?
Olympias.Answer IIOlympias of Epirus was the mother of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of King Neoptolemus of Epirus. She was the fourth wife of the King of Macedonia, Phillip II the father of Alexander. Plutarch the Ist century biographer said that since Olympias was a devout member of the orgiastic snake worshiping cult of Dionysus, therefore, she may have slept with snakes.She was originally named Polyxena as Plutarch mentions in his work Moralia. She had changed her name to Myrtale prior to her marriage to Philip II . Maybe she had take the name Olympias in recognition of Phillip's victory in the Olympic Games of 356 BC. She was finally named Stratonice, which was likely an epithet attached to Olympias following her victory over Eurydice in 317 BC.Read more: What_is_the_name_of_Alexander_the_great_mother_name
Who was Alexander the Great's mom?
Olympias
What is Alexander's mother's name?
Olympias.
Who was Alexander the great's mom names?
Olympias
Who is Alexander Acha's mother?
His mother was Olympias, a Princess of Epirus.
Was there any sexual relation of Alexander the great with his mother Olympias?
no. ok
What was something great about Alexander the great's mother?
Alexanders mother was Phillips ( Alexander's dad) 4th wife. Her name was Olympias and she was the daughter of Neoptolemus l, the king of Epirus. Olympias was the prime wife of seven to Phillip.
Who was the alexandars mothers name?
I assume you mean Alexander the Great. Her name was Olympias.
Who was mother of Alexander the great?
Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus the king of Epirus, now modern Albania. According to Plutarch she was descended from Achilles. The only surviving picture of her is on a coin of the period and there is no doubt that she was a very beautiful woman. She was, however, ruthless and vindictive with an obsessive love for her son Alexander the Great. In 359 B.C. Olympias married Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C. The marriage was blighted by Philip II's philandering and by the jealous temper of Olympias. When Philip II married Cleopatra in 337, Olympias took Alexander to Epirus and did not return until after the assassination of Philip. Despite the close bond between Olympias and Alexander the Great, he was to leave her in 334 B.C when he was aged twenty-one and was never to see her again. Alexander appointed Antipater as regent of Macedon during his absence. However, Olympias by her arrogance, ambition and ruthlessness soon made an enemy of Antipater. After the death Of Alexander his half brother Arrhidaeus and his son Alexander IV were proclaimed kings with Cassander, the son of Antipater, as regent. In 316 B.C. Cassander condemned Olympias to death and is said to have denied her the rites of burial.
What language did Olympias speak?
Olympias spoke ancient Greek. She was the princess of the city state of Molossoe, Hepirus, Greece. She was married to the Greek king Philip of the city state of Macedon. Philip and Olympias were the parents of Alexander the Great, the king of the city state of Macedonia.
Who died first Alexander the Great or achili es?
Alexander the Great died over 1000 years after the hero of the Iliad did. Alexander the Great was a descendant of Achilles on his mother's side ( Olympias).
Who killed Phillip the second?
Pausanias did the deed, but there is speculation on whether it was initiated by another party - Alexander and his mother Olympias get a meention.
What was Olympias Greek god of?
There is no Greek god named Olympias. Olympias is the daughter of the king Neoptolemus.
