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356 BC: The Night a God was Born | The Prophecies and the Secret of Alexander

“When the Ephesian Artemis burned, the world was shaken. On that very same night, a child was born in Pella…”

In this video, we discover:

🐍 The Mystery of Olympias: Dionysian rituals, sacred snakes, and divine ancestry.

⚡ Philip’s Three Victories: Olympic glory and auspicious omens.

🏛️ The Destruction of Ephesus: The night Herostratus burned the Temple of Artemis.

🏺 The Address in Egypt: How the priests of Ammon recognized the “Son of Zeus.”

Was he merely a prince of Macedonia or, as many in antiquity believed, a child of Zeus himself? What do the prophetic dreams of Olympias and Philip II mean? Why did the ancients connect his birth to the destruction of the renowned Temple of Artemis in Ephesus? And where does myth end and history begin?

In this documentary, we examine ancient sources and seek the truth behind one of the most famous legends in world history. Guided by Plutarch, Arrian, Diodorus Siculus, and other ancient writers, we present the events, the symbolism, and the traditions that shaped the figure of Alexander the Great.

Today, we will travel back to that night. We will hear the whispers of the palaces, the fears of Philip, and the secrets of Olympias.

You will discover:

✔ Macedonia in 356 BC.

✔ King Philip II and Queen Olympias.

✔ Prophetic dreams and ancient omens.

✔ The myth of divine lineage.

✔ The fire at the Temple of Artemis.

✔ What the ancient sources say and what modern historical research accepts.