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i have a question

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Who killed Phillip? It was strange..Maybe his wife? Or Alexander had to join with her?
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Well... who actually did the killing was a young man by the name Pausanias. The official story goes something like he was disgraced by Philip and so he took revenge. That's about as brief of an answer you can get for that question. Now who was behind the curtains pulling the strings is always under debate. Some say Olympias and or Alexander were involved even though there is no proof of this.
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Greetings,

There is a detailed article regarding the assassination on the Pothos site.

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sikander wrote:Greetings,

There is a detailed article regarding the assassination on the Pothos site.

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Which can be found here! :D

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