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Alyssa Granowicz

Professor Thomson

History 134

March 26, 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Goral, Melanie. "OLYMPIAS "THE GREAT": THE SOURCE OF ALEXANDER'S

SUCCESS." Academia.edu. York University, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2017.

This scholarly source is a paper written about what is behind Alexander the Greats success. It

talks about the relationship Olympias had with him as well as the relationship he had with his

father. I used this source to find out more about Olympias influence on her son, Alexander.

Kets De Vries, Manfred F. R, and Elisabet Engellau. Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?: The

Case of Alexander the Great. N.p.: Karnac, 2004. Print.

This scholarly source is a book written about Alexander and why he was such a great leader. It

goes into detail about the relationships he had with people and the effects they had on him. It also

goes into detail about important moments in his life and how they may have shaped who he was.

I used this book to find out more information on the type of relationship Olympias and Alexander

had.

Lendering, Jona. "Olympias." Olympias - Livius. Last modified on 17 Jan. 2017. Web. 26 Mar.

2017.
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This scholarly source is an article that overviews Olympiass life. It goes into detail about

important events that had happened in her life, listing the dates of each event and the outcome. I

used this article a lot as it helped give me a time line of the events that happened in Olympias

life. It came in great use as I like to put dates to things to get a better idea of when they

happened.

"Olympias." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Mar. 2017. Web. 23 Mar. 2017.

This source is a Wiki page that overviews Olympias life. There are 5 parts to the page; it gives

information on her origin, marriage to Philip, Alexanders reign and the wars of succession,

medals and what was popular in the culture during that time. I used this page to find out

Olympias birth and death date and to find out more about her origin.

Wasson, Donald L. "Olympias." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., 01 June 2013. Web. 22

Mar. 2017.

This Scholarly source is an article that overviews Olympiass life. It starts with some background

information on her, then starts following a time line of events in her life. It is a great resource as

it goes into much detail about each life event, the article finds most important, and how they

affected her. I used this article to discover more about Olympias life and the relationship she had

with her son, Alexander, and husband, Philip II.