Olympias

Olympias was a princess of the Molossian royal house of Epirus who became the principal wife of Philip II of Macedon. A devotee of orgiastic mystery cults, she had a tempestuous relationship with Philip and was allegedly implicated in his assassination in 336 BCE. She was the dominant maternal influence on Alexander the Great, who maintained close correspondence with her throughout his campaigns. After Alexander's death in 323 BCE she became a major player in the succession struggles, acting as regent for her grandson Alexander IV. She was captured by Cassander and executed in 316 BCE, reportedly stoned to death by relatives of those she had killed.

• Nationality: epirote
• Roles: ruler