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Rah,I'm interested to know who people think murdered Philip. I've been doing some research for an essay I'm supposed to be writing, but I find very little opinion, and want to know about people's gut feelings. Everybody is very standoffish, or else they attempt to implicate/exculpate Alexander. Please post a message asap.My personal view switches every time I read yet another contradictory ancient source. Diodorus is particularly poor in his chronology.Bis sp+ñter,Elpi

Hello Veseult,We can't know the truth today with so many contradictory opinions and conflicting sources. I'm not going to give an opinion one way or the other, just going to say that we kinda have to go with the findings of his time which exculpated Alexander. later Nicator

Sadly the only person to know whether Alexander had any part in it was Pausanias and he was killed on the spot by...hmm Alexander's friends whom he subsequently promoted; it would be enough for Petrocelli.

As with a lot of other issues, there's a lot of speculation. I, however, believe that it was mainly Athenian and Persian money behind it and no doubt Olympias sanctioned the assassination as well, though I don't think there's enough evidence to 'prove' this.

It would appear that Olympias and Alexander are guilty by implication more than fact, as they are the two who benefit the most from the assassination.
Furthermore, I believe that the story that Alexander asked the Oracle at Siwa if the guilty had received justice is just a cover story to make it look even more likely that Alexander had not been a part of it. Making him look even more guilty in some eyes. One could make a case that Olympias and Alexander were responsible for the deed, but most take the side that Alexander is innocent. I suspect that this would make a great topic for a debate and argument class, as it sounds good legal fun to me.

Given that evidence is essential to convict by modern standards, I shall employ the standards of the day and say, due to the circumstances leading up to the event and motive?...Guilty!!! in the eyes of someone living in the court of Pella 2,300 years ago.LoLCheers!

Yeah, and I wonder how many people would have voiced their suspicions after the deaths of Amyntas, Arrhabias and Heromenes, Pausanias' sons and possible quite a few others ... :-)All the bestMarcus