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1. Olympias

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   The most notorious act of Olympias occurred in 317 BCE when she seized control of Macedon after Antipater’s death. She immediately targeted Philip III Arrhidaeus, Alexander’s half-brother and nominal king. Recognizing Arrhidaeus as a political pawn of Antipater’s faction, Olympias orchestrated his downfall.
   Employing calculated manipulation and leveraging the loyalty of Macedonian troops sympathetic to Alexander’s immediate family, Olympias had Arrhidaeus executed, often described as being poisoned by those under her direct command [^4]. This act alienated several powerful Diadochi, includin…