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Stateira (Greek: Στάτειρα; died 323 BC), possibly also known as Homa, was the daughter of Stateira and Darius III of Persia. After her father's defeat at the Battle of Issus, Stateira and her sisters became captives of Alexander of Macedon. They were treated well, and she became Alexander's second wife at the Susa weddings in 324 BC
Stateira (Greek: Στάτειρα; 370 BC – early 332 BC) was a queen of Persia as the wife of Darius III of Persia of the Achaemenid dynasty. She accompanied her husband while he went to war. It was because of this that she was captured by Alexander the Great after the Battle of Issus , in 333 BC, at the town of Issus .
Feb 8, 2024 · Alexander The Great Had Three Wives: Roxana Of Bactria, Stateira & Parysatis. In one theory published on his death, Roxane was also rumored to have poisoned her husband out of jealousy.
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Sep 15, 2022 · Alexander married Darius’ daughter, Stateira II, who is sometimes called Barsine. They got married after Alexander defeated his father at the Battle of Issus. At the Susa wedding, in 324 BC, she became Alexander the Great’s second wife, and during the same ceremony, Alexander also married Parysatis, Stateira II’s cousin, who became his third wife.
Dec 27, 2016 · Sisygambis (Sisigambis) was the mother of Darius III of Persia, and Stateira I was his wife. Stateira II was one of Stateira I and Darius III’s daughters. Thus, the three women were all members of the famous Achaemenid dynasty – which provided them with special characteristics in Alexander’s eyes.
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May 16, 2024 · Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia. After Alexander’s death, she had his second wife, Stateira (Barsine), killed, and she gave birth at Babylon to a son (Alexander.
Stateira ( Greek: Στάτειρα; died 323 BC), possibly also known as Homa, was the daughter of Stateira and Darius III of Persia. After her father's defeat at the Battle of Issus, Stateira and her sisters became captives of Alexander of Macedon. They were treated well, and she became Alexander's second wife at the Susa weddings in 324 BC.
