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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 · Alexander and Parysatis II. In 324 BC, Parysatis married Alexander the Great. She was the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III. When her father died in 338 BC, Parysatis and her sisters continued to live at the Persian court; they were invaded and accompanied by the Persian army.
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. The plan did not work and many of the marriages performed at the ceremony ended in divorce.
Article History. Table of Contents. Died: 404 bce, Babylon [now in Iraq] Title / Office: king (423BC-404BC), Persia. House / Dynasty: Achaemenian dynasty. Notable Family Members: father Artaxerxes I. son Cyrus the Younger. son Artaxerxes II. Role In:
Queen of Persia. Flourished from 440 to 385 bce; daughter of Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, and Andia, a Babylonian; married half-brother Darius II Ochus, king of Persia (r. 424–404 bce), in 424 bce (died 404 bce); children: daughter, Amestris; two sons, Arsaces also known as Artaxerxes II, king of Persia (r. 404–358 bce), and Cyrus (d. 401 ...
Parysatis II. Parysatis, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia, married Alexander the Great in 324 BC at the Susa weddings. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parysatis II has received more than 568,414 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia.
Parysatis 2. The youngest daughter of Ochus (Artaxerxes III.), king of Persia, whom according to Arrian ( Arr. Anab. 7.4.5 ) Alexander the Great married at Susa, B. C. 325, at the same time with Barsine or Stateira, the daughter of Dareius.
