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EP9 Glimpses of Olympias

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

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The Mother of a King

Philip saved Macadonia from disintegration, military occupation, and eventual destruction by securing it against external enemies. He brought into existence Europe's first national territorial state, an entirely new form of political organization in the West. Philip developed mining, agriculture, urbanization, trade, commerce, and Greek culture. The year after the wedding, basically she and Philip welcome young Alexander into the world. And now Olympias's status changes.

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