Pausanias
Macedonian noble
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assassination of Philip II of Macedonia
- In Philip II: Last years
There Philip was assassinated by Pausanias, a young Macedonian noble with a bitter grievance against the young queen’s uncle Attalus and against Philip for denying him justice. This was the official explanation, and Pausanias himself could add nothing to it; he was killed on the spot. Suspicion fell on Olympias…
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