*Alexander's father did, in fact, die at the hands of a vengeful lover. More conservative historians uphold the belief that the youth who was goaded into killing Philip by Olympias (this is only theory that she did this, but I accept it as fact)had no real motives of his own.
HOWEVER: Here's what happened. Philip was… a very promiscuous man. When he found a prettier boy to take as a lover, he spurned …his killer. (I forget the name, forgive me.) But this isn't what he was upset about. Sure, he was upset, but not muderous. Attalos invited the boy to a party, got him VERY drunk, and Attalos and his compadres all raped the crap out of him. But when the boy went to Philip with his grievances, Philip kept putting the problem off because Attalos' daughter was marrying Philip, and it would hardly look good if he were punished for crimes such as these. So eventually, the king dismissed the crimes. Angered, but still not murderous, he was approached by Olympias, who goaded him into killing Philip.
And that, my friends, is what happened. Anyone who says that the motives of the killer are unclear, are lying.
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