Women and Monarchy in Macedonia (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)

In this groundbreaking work, Elizabeth Donnelly Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C. Women were excluded from the exercise of power in most of the Hellenic world. However, Carney shows that the wives, mothers, and daughters of kings played important roles in Macedonian public life and occasionally determined the course of national events. Carney assembles an exhaustive array of evidence on the political role of Argead royal women. She also presents a series of biographical sketches describing the public careers of all the royal women - including Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great, and the warrior Cynnane, his half-sister - whose names are preserved in ancient sources. Elizabeth Donnelly Carney Examines The Role Of Royal Women In The Macedonian Argead Dynasty From The Sixth Century B.c. To 168 B.c. Women Were Excluded From The Exercise Of Power In Most Of The Hellenic World. However, Carney Shows That The Wives, Mothers, And Daughters Of Kings Sometimes Played Important Roles In Macedonian Public Life And Occasionally Determined The Course Of National Events.--jacket. Ch. 1. Women And Monarchy In The Argead Period -- Ch. 2. Eurydice And The Reigns Of Amyntas Iii, Alexander Ii, And Perdiccas Iii -- Ch. 3. Royal Women And Philip Ii -- Ch. 4. Royal Women And Alexander The Great -- Ch. 5. Olympias, Cleopatra, Cynnane, Adea Eurydice, And The End Of The Argead Dynasty (323-308) -- Ch. 6. Royal Women In Transition: The Antipatrids And The Descent To Chaos (316-277) -- Ch. 7. Women And Monarchy In The Antigonid Period (277-168) -- Ch. 8. Changes In The Public Role Of Macedonian Royal Women In The Hellenistic Period -- Ch. 9. Royal Female Burials -- App. Genealogical Charts. Elizabeth Donnelly Carney. 'appendix. Genealogical Charts': P. [249]-253. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 335-351) And Indexes (p. 353-369). "Elizabeth Donnelly Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C. Women were excluded from the exercise of power in most of the Hellenic world. However, Carney shows that the wives, mothers, and daughters of kings sometimes played important roles in Macedonian public life and occasionally determined the course of national events." -- Provided by publisher "Elizabeth Donnelly Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C. Women were excluded from the exercise of power in most of the Hellenic world. However, Carney shows that the wives, mothers, and daughters of kings sometimes played important roles in Macedonian public life and occasionally determined the course of national events."--Résumé de l'éditeur "Elizabeth Donnelly Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C. Women were excluded from the exercise of power in most of the Hellenic world. However, Carney shows that the wives, mothers, and daughters of kings sometimes played important roles in Macedonian public life and occasionally determined the course of national events."--BOOK JACKET. Carney examines the lives and roles of Macedonian royal women from the sixth to the second centuries B.C.