Olympias treats Cleopatra savagely.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Olympias Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Victim (Person) :	Cleopatra Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Direct Consequence: death Cleopatra and Philip's infant child Origin: Macedonian, Age: baby, Direct Consequence: death
Third Party (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: anger
Level :	interpersonal
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 10.4Plutarch Alexander 10.4 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Makedonia (Macedonia)
Time Periode :	Classical Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	336 B.C.
Context :	conspiracy
Motivation :	ambition political emotional
Long-Term Consequence :	coronation/inauguration
Original Text :	καὶ τὴν Κλεοπάτραν ἀποδημοῦντος αὐτοῦ τῆς Ὀλυμπιάδος ὠμῶς μεταχειρισαμένης ἠγανάκτησε.
Translation :	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 :	victim: It is not explicitly mentioned here what Olympias did to Cleopatra. But according to the New Pauly it is sure that she killed her and her infant daughter. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/cleopatra-e616480 motive: Since Olympias wanted to see her son on the throne, she also acted out of ambition in this case. long-term consequence: Alexander is crowned as king of Macedonia.
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