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Parysatis II. Parysatis, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia, married Alexander the Great in 324 BC at the Susa weddings. She may have been murdered by Alexander's first wife, Roxana, in 323 BC.
Parysatis II (c. 350–323 bce) Persian princess and wife of Alexander the Great. Born around 350 bce; died in 323 bce; youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III Ochos, king of Persia (r. 359/8–338 bce) and sister of Artaxerxes IV, king of Persia (r. 338–336 bce); married Alexander III the Great (356–323 bce), king of Macedonia (r. 335–323 bce).
Sep 15, 2022 · Other than Roxana, some historians characterized Alexander’s personal relationships with his other wives: Stateira II, also known as Barsine, and Parysatis II. Among all his spouses, Roxana was Alexander’s first, the most loved, and his favorite.
Parysatis (/ p ə ˈ r ɪ s ə t ɪ s /; Old Persian: Parušyātiš, Ancient Greek: Παρύσατις; 5th-century BC) was a Persian queen, consort of Darius II and had a large influence during the reign of Artaxerxes II.
Feb 8, 2024 · Alexander's third wife was a woman named Parysatis or Parysatis II. In a mass ceremony known as the Susa weddings, Alexander forced many of his officers to marry Susan women, most likely as an attempt to unite European and Asian socialites.
In Darius II Ochus …wife, the cruel and ambitious Parysatis. Intrigue and corruption were rife at the Achaemenid court, and revolts in Hyrcania and Media, although quickly suppressed, were symptomatic of the discontent caused by his rule.
For Dareius 3 and Parysatis had four sons—an eldest, Artaxerxes, and next to him Cyrus, and after these Ostanes and Oxathres. 1 Artaxerxes I. 465-425 B.C. The parallel form Artaxerxes has become fixed in English.
Mar 6, 2020 · Artaxerxes II (r. 404-358 BCE, also known as Artaxerxes II Mnemon) was the 10th monarch of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE). He was the son of Darius II (r. 424-404 BCE) and Parysatis (who was Darius II's half-sister) and older brother of Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 BCE).
Parysatis or Parysatis Ochus 1. Daughter of Artaxerxes I. Longimanus, king of Persia, was given by her father in marriage to her own brother Dareius, surnamed Ochus, who in B. C. 424 succeeded Xerxes II. on the throne of Persia.
Parysatis I was the daughter of Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, and Andia, a Babylonian, and the half-sister and wife of Darius II, king of Persia from 424 to 404 bce. Darius and Parysatis shared the same father.
