Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the father of alexander?

  1. Stateira of Persia

  2. Olympias of Epirus

  3. Philip III of Macedon

  4. Philip II of Macedon

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Explanation

Philip II of Macedon was Alexander the Great's father and ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 BC. Olympias was Alexander's mother, not his father. Stateira was one of Alexander's wives, while Philip III was his half-brother.