The Murder of King Phillip II Who is innocent and who is guilty?

Prep Activity #1: Who was King Philip II? Father? Husband? Military leader?

Facts of the case Who died? When? Where? Doing what? Who actually dealt the killing blow? What happened to the killer? Pausanias’s motives?  

Main suspects? ALEXANDER & OLYMPIAS Olympias’s nationality & personality Alienation between the family Philip’s marriage Incident with Attalus ALEXANDER & OLYMPIAS The Pixodarus Affair Reasons to suspect them? Innocence?

Court case Defense Prosecution Alexander and Olympias are innocent Witnesses (questions from both sides) Opening statement Main evidence Closing statement Objections & rebuttals allowed during witness testimony Alexander and/or Olympias are guilty of involvement

Criteria you will be judged on Ancient Quotes (Alexander, Attalus, Hermocrates, Diodorus, Arrian, Plutarch) Analysing events (use of specific detail) Opening statement (formal style, make conclusion) Closing statement (formal style, make conclusion) Use of dates and Greek terms Participation of group (notes, helping with rebuttals, objections, arguing)

Court date: Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 All presiding in the court of Judges Olivia Bridewell and Shantahlia Huisman

Alexander the Great: collecting evidence Topic / Event Modern Quote Ancient Quote Conclusion Sources King Philip II and raising Alexander Alexander’s ancestry Murder of King Philip II

Homework before Friday Week 5 Study the circumstances around Philip, Olympias’ and Alexander’s relationship(s) from 338 B.C. until Philip’s murder in 336 B.C. What caused the rift? Why is there suspicion around possible involvement of Olympias and/or Alexander? What do ancient and/or modern sources say about these events?

Essay Question The assassination of Philip II followed two years of bitter antagonism at the Macedonian court. Analyse in detail: The strife between Philip and Olympias over Philip’s love life; The clashes Philip had with Alexander between the battle of Chaeronea and Philip’s death The circumstances of Philip’s assassination in 336 B.C. Why is there continuing debate over who was ultimately responsible for the death of Philip?

Possible sentence starter: Evaluate the extent to which Alexander’s social relationships* helped and/or hindered his rise to kingship. *social relationships may be public or private and may refer to relationships with relatives, friends, allies, rivals. Possible sentence starter: Alexander the Great’s social relationships helped his rise to kingship. In particular, his relationship with….