Jacob Abbott

Pyrrhus Jacob Abbott

Although Antipater, on his return to Macedon, came back loaded with honors, and in the full andtriumphant possession of power, his situation was still not without its difficulties. He had forenemies, in Macedon, two of the most violent and unmanageable women that ever lived-Olympiasand Eurydice-who quarreled with him incessantly, and who hated each other even more than theyhated him. Trouble with Olympias and Eurydice. Olympias was at this time in Epirus. She remained there, because she did not choose to put herselfunder Antipater's power by residing in Macedon. She succeeded, however, by her maneuvers andintrigues, in giving Antipater a great deal of trouble. Her ancient animosity against him had beenvery much increased and aggravated by the failure of her plan for marrying her daughter Cleopatrato Perdiccas, through the advances which Antipater made in behalf of his daughter Nicæa; andthough Nicæa and Perdiccas were now dead, yet the transaction was an offense which such awoman as Olympias never could forgive.