“Philip's mother had been a Lyncestian noblewoman" - "rebellious kings of Lyncestis who traced their origins to the notorious Bacchiad kings of Greek Corinth.”Robin Lane Fox Source: Alexander the Great, 1973, p.32
“Olympia's royal ancestry traced back to the hero Achilles, and the blood of Helen of Troy was believed to run on her father's side.”Robin Lane Fox Source: Alexander the Great, 1973, p.44
“The Macedonian kings, who maintained that their Greek ancestry traced back to Zeus, had long given homes and patronage to Greece's most distinguished artists.”Robin Lane Fox Source: Alexander the Great, 1973, p.48