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By all accounts, Cassander was present when Alexander died in June 323. If we assume a 90 journey on the Royal Road and another week to travel from Macedon to Ionia, this puts the latest Cassander could have left very early March 323. Given that Alexander was preparing for another expedition when he...

There is a tradition that Alexander was murdered by poison, which was brought from Greece in the hoof of a mule that alone could resist the effects of this liquid. There is speculation that this tradition arose from the dedication of the horn of a Scythian Ass mentioned by Aelian: "Haec cornua ...

Certainly the mother of both the living king and widow of the dead one, would trump the standing of a widow of the dead king. Even if there had been 1-2 babies, it was often useful to keep the male child alive, giving the family two rights to the throne (regent, in addition to their own standing) al...

After Pausanias’ death, Olympias killed Cleopatra’s daughter Europe. Cleopatra was Attalus' niece and as a women, not a direct threat to Alexander. A young daughter was likewise not a threat (e.g., Alexander did not harass his sister Cynane in the contest for the throne). Why was it so important for...

Many biographies of Philip place this event: - after Chaeronea (338) - after the marriage of Philips to Attalus' niece Kleopatra (~337) - after the abortive Pixodarus alliance (~337) - shortly before the wedding of Alexander of Epirus to Philip's daughter Kleopatra (336) Alexander later had multiple...

When the Carian prince Pixodarus sent an ambassador with the offer of his daughter's hand in marriage to Philip's son Arrhidaeus, Alexander sends Thessalus offering himself instead. Why did Alexander not convey this message to the ambassador, but instead goes behind Philip's back to send Thessalus, ...

At the League of Corinth peace conference, when Philip proposes a declaration of war against Persia, he mentions vengeance for the crimes that Xerxes had committed against Greek temples as his justification. Why this to the exclusion of other reasons: crimes against Greeks populations, liberation of...

When Philip formed the Hellenic League, he proposed that the council would hold meetings at the four Pan-Hellenic festivals: Olympia, Delphi(Pythian), Nemea and the Isthmus(Corinth). Why were the games at Dion excluded?