Alcimachus of Pydna

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Alcimachus son of Neoptolemus was a child buried in Pydna (2nd/1st c. BC). The epigraphy[1] of tomb stele declares that he was a descendant of Olympias(mother of Alexander). Pydna is also a possible place for the tomb of Olympias.

“ Aeacid is my race, Neoptolemus is my father , my name is Alcimachus, of those coming from Olympias... ”

[edit] References

  • The Tomb of Olympias Charles Edson
  • Encyclopedia Of Ancient Greece By Nigel Wilson
  1. ^ SEG 12:340
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