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title: Olympias
author: Walters Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1252/olympias/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Olympias
_Authored by Walters Art Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1252.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) medallion depicting Olympias, mother of [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/). Early 3rd century CE. (Walters Art Museum).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, W. A. (2013, June 01). Olympias. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Walters Art. "Olympias." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 01, 2013. .
### MLA
Museum, Walters Art. "Olympias." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_-_Medallion_with_Olympias_-_Walters_592_-_Obverse.jpg) by [**Walters Art Museum**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_-_Medallion_with_Olympias_-_Walters_592_-_Obverse.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 June 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.