#macedonian-royalty

#macedonian-royalty

Although the history of ancient Macedonia is largely male-dominated, it is evident that the Macedonian royal women began to appear in remarkable public positions at least since the late 5th century BCE. Eurydice I, the first of these women, serves as a classical model for subsequent Hellenistic queens, who were able to exercise varying degrees of power, autonomy, and authority. Notably, several of these figures happened to be Eurydice's successors and descendants in the House of Argead, including Olympias, Cynane, Adea-Eurydice, Thessalonike of Macedon, and Cleopatra of Macedon.