Olympias Archives - History of Royal Women

Queen Cleopatra of Macedonia – The sister of King Alexander the Great who became a political liability

Saturday, 27 June 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Queen Cleopatra of Macedonia was the daughter of King Philip II of Macedonia. Her full brother was King Alexander the Great. Queen Cleopatra of Macedonia was the queen consort to her uncle, King Alexander I of Epirus. While her husband waged war in Italy, Queen Cleopatra of Macedonia became queen regent.[1] After her husband’s death, Queen [read more]

Queen Adea-Eurydice – Alexander the Great’s niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire

Monday, 20 April 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Queen Adea-Eurydice (also known as Eurydice II) was the wife of her uncle, King Philip III of Macedonia. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip II of Macedonia and King Perdiccas III of Macedonia.[1] She was the niece and sister-in-law of King Alexander the Great.[2] Because her husband had an intellectual disability, Queen Adea-Eurydice tried [read more]

Queen Roxane – The most famous wife of Alexander the Great

Saturday, 20 December 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Queen Roxane was the most famous of King Alexander the Great’s wives.[1] She married him solely for political reasons.[2] She is famous for giving birth to King Alexander the Great’s only legitimate son, King Alexander IV.[3] However, Queen Roxane would learn that having a son by King Alexander the Great would prove to be dangerous.[4] Queen Roxane was [read more]

The Mother of Alexander the Great – Olympias

Thursday, 20 October 2016, 7:00 Brittani Barger 0

Alexander the Great was one of the greatest leaders and conquerors that the world has ever seen. However, Alexander would have never gone on to create one of the largest empires in the ancient world without his mother, Olympias. Olympias, originally named Myrtle, was the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the King of [read more]