Grab your dagger, a little poison, a silver tongue, and your best poker face.

WeвЂ™ll face assassinations, intrigue, a little snake worship, warrior women, and an epic battle for an empire that would put Game of Thrones to shame. In this episode, letвЂ™s dive into the lives and times of the women who helped shape AlexanderвЂ™s Greatness, and accomplished a whole lot of their own along the way. There were others: a sister who broke hearts and helped ruled a kingdom a half-sister and her daughter, who led armies and killed queens even an Amazon who traveled quite a long way to demand some connubial communion with him in his tent. But she wasnвЂ™t the only strong-willed woman in AlexвЂ™s orbit. She was the ultimate momager, shaping his view of himself and the world, maneuvering through the complexities of a cutthroat court to ensure her son became a conqueror, becoming one of the most powerful women in the ancient Greek world. Despite what some people believed about women being meek and quiet, Olympias was one of the most influential people in his life. Alexander accomplished a lot all on his own, but thereвЂ™s no doubt he got a lot of help from his momma. In doing so, she helped make him worthy of his title: Alexander the Great. Strategic, passionate, ruthless and determined, this ancient Greek queen went to epic lengths to ensure her son Alex ended up on the throne.

But how far will you go to ensure his future greatness? Would you do anything it takes, even if that means violence? Would you lie, would you stealвЂ¦would you kill? You know already that you would do anything to protect him. You look down at the newborn baby in your arms: the child you just brought into the world, despite the dangers. ItвЂ™s the wee hours of the morning, the light painting the walls of your bedroom pink and golden.

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