King darius iii egyptian women
King darius iii egyptian women
King darius iii of persia.
Statira II (c. – BCE)
Persian queen and warrior. Name variations: Stateira. Born around bce; died in bce; probably the daughter of the Persian noble Arsanes but not the daughter of his wife Sisygambis; sister of a Persian noble named Pharnaces; married Darius III Codomannus (possibly her half-brother), king of Persia; children: two daughters, Statira III and Drypetis; and son, Ochus.
Statira II was the wife and probably half-sister of Darius III, king of the Persian Empire, though many sources claim she was his sister.
King darius iii egyptian women in the bible
Like Darius, Statira was likely the daughter of the Persian noble Arsanes, but she was never named as the daughter of Darius' mother Sisygambis . Statira was also the sister of a Persian noble named Pharnaces, who would die during the Persians' defeat at the hands of Alexander III the Great at the Battle of Issus ( bce).
Statira in her prime was said to have been the most beautiful woman in Asia.
She is also the only attested wife of Darius III, who fought h