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Olympias of Macedon

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Timoclea (4th century BCE)
The Woman Who Threw Her Rapist in a Well
When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
Olympias of Macedon (c.375-316 BCE)
The Mom Who Made Alexander Great
The much-maligned woman fought tooth and nail to position her son, Alexander, to become "the Great" - and herself in the process.

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