Olympias; and, The Temple of Glory: Two Plays

OLYMPIAS is one of Voltaire''s most powerful tragedies. It''s based on the suspicion that King Alexander the Great was poisoned, and left an infant daughter, Olympias, by his Persian wife Statira, daughter of the last Persian king. Olympias was raised by Cassander, son of King Antipater of Macedon, who''s also tried to murder Statira (although she survived, unbeknownst to him). Now Cassader has su...