Alkimachos of Pydna

Alkimachos of Pydna (Greek: Ἀλκίμαχος), son of Neoptolemus, was a three-year-old child buried in Pydna (2nd/1st century BC). The epigraphy of the tomb stele declares that he was a descendant of Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.[1] Pydna is also a possible place for the tomb of Olympias.

Aeacid is my race, Neoptolemus is my father, my name is Alkimachos, of those coming from Olympias...

References
  1. SEG 12:340

Further reading
  • Wilson, Nigel Guy. Encyclopedia Of Ancient Greece. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0-415-97334-1


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