And so when Pausanias, who had been outrageously dealt with at the instance of Attalus and Cleopatra and could get no justice at Philip's hands, slew Philip, most of the blame devolved upon Olympias, on the ground that she had added her exhortations to the young man's anger and incited him to the deed; but a certain amount of accusation attached itself to Alexander also. For it is said that when Pausanias, after the outrage that he had suffered, met Alexander, and bewailed his fate, Alexander recited to him the iambic verse of the Medeia:—
‘The giver of the bride, the bridegroom, and the bride.’
However, he did seek out the participants in the plot and punished them, and was angry with Olympias for her savage treatment of Cleopatra during his absence.
Edition :
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :
thirdperson: According to the new Pauly, Philipp is killed during the wedding of his daughter, Cleopatra. Thus, the presence of his daughter and her groom can safely be assumed. topology: The topology is mentioned in the New Pauly:
http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/philippus-brill110000 titel: Pausanias and Philipp's wife Cleopatra are killed on orders of Alexander and Olympias.
