Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great

by Elizabeth Carney

Book Overview

The definitive guide to the life of the first woman to play a major role in Greek political history, this is the first modern biography of Olympias.

Presenting a critical assessment of a fascinating and wholly misunderstood figure, Elizabeth Carney penetrates myth, fiction and sexual politics and conducts a close examination of Olympias through historical and literary sources, and brings her to life as she places the figure in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415333164
• ISBN13: 9780415333160
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"