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Cynane (Greek: Kυνάνη, Kynane or Κύνα, Kyna; died 357 – 323 BC) was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata, an Illyrian princess. She is estimated to have been born in 357 BC.
Cynane, Cinnane o Cinane di Macedonia (359 a.C. – 323 a.C.) è stata una nobile macedone antica. Biografia. Era figlia del re Filippo II di Macedonia e di Audata, principessa degli Illiri. Fu quindi sorellastra di Alessandro Magno.
- Youth & Military Achievements
- Marriage & Autonomy
- Alexander's Death
- Cynane's Power Play
- Alcetus & The Death of Cynane
- Cynane's Legacy
When Philip II (l. 382-336 BCE) defeated the Illyrian king Bardylis in 358 BCE he took Audata, the king's eldest daughter, as a trophy of war and a means of keeping the peace. Audata became the first of Philip's seven wives among whom was also Alexander's mother, Olympias. Audata was a true Illyrian princess, a product of her culture's practice of ...
By the will of Philip II, Cynane was given in marriage to her cousin Amyntas and gave birth to a daughter, Adea. After Philip II was assassinated in 336 BCE she tried to rouse Amyntas to action and pushed him to seize the throne but he ignored her advice. Whether he simply refused to take the counsel of a woman or was afraid to take the risk is unk...
Alexander had more on his mind than just subduing an upstart sister, however, and soon mobilized his army to accomplish what his father had planned for but never lived to achieve: the conquest of Persia. When Alexander left with is troops, Cynane remained in Macedonia with Adea and focused on her upbringing, teaching her hunting, riding, and fighti...
Cynane, however, saw her own opportunity in her half-brother's death and moved quickly to take advantage of it. She was only in her early thirties at the time, and a very eligible match, so she could have offered herself as a bride to Arrhidaeus but chose to raise Adea up instead. Quickly mobilizing her troops, Cynane led Adea and her army toward B...
Upon hearing of Cynane's move, Perdiccas sent Antipater, one of Alexander's generals, against her in Strymon where she defeated him swiftly through superior tactics. Driving him from the field, she continued on toward Babylon. Perdiccas knew he had to stop her advance and so mobilized a second force to send against her. He carefully chose his broth...
Adea married Arrhideaeus (who became Philip III) and changed her name to Eurydice, the name by which she is remembered. As her mother had imagined, Eurydice became the power behind Philip III, speaking for him and making decisions on his behalf even before the First War of the Diadochi and the death of Perdiccas. After Perdiccas' death, she assumed...
- Joshua J. Mark
27 apr 2023 · Cynane accompanied the Macedonian soldiery on campaigns where she proved, first hand, her military prowess on the battlefield. Legendary tales soon spread across Macedonia about her – the half-barbarian Amazon. Cynane was a woman you did not want to tangle with.
- Tristan Hughes
2 nov 2020 · Cynane, driven by this culture, maintained a high profile despite being among the more patriarchal Macedonians. Notably, instead of leisure at the court of Pella, Cynane became “famous for her military knowledge; she commanded armies, and in the field charged at the head of them” (Polyaenus, Stratagems, VIII. LX. I.).
5 mar 2019 · After 317 BC, Cassander (c. 350 BC – 297 BC) a king of the Hellenic kingdom of Macedon from 305 BC until 297 BC, prepared a glorious state funeral of Cynane, Eurydice, and Philip II. The fact still remains that Cynane, only 34 years old, died on the battlefield and it happened while she was giving her speech and not fighting an enemy soldier.
Macedonian half-sister of Alexander the Great who attempted to avenge her husband's death and win power following Alexander's death. Name variations: Cynane. Born around 357 bce; died in 322 bce; daughter of Philip II, king of Macedonia (r. 359–336 bce), and Audata (the first of Philip's seven wives); half-sister of Alexander III the Great ...
