Stasanor was a native of Soli in Cyprus, who held a distinguished position among the officers of Alexander the Great.
Stasanor was satrap of Bactria and Sogdiana from 321 BCE.
The Diadochi were the rival generals, families, and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC. The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the
Hellenistic kingdoms as they existed in 240 BC, eight decades after the death of Alexander the Great
Bust of Seleucus I Nicator ("Victor"; c. 358 – 281 BC), the last of the original Diadochi.
Alexander the Great and Craterus in a lion hunt, mosaic from Pella, Greece, late 4th century BC
Paintings of ancient Macedonian soldiers, arms, and armaments, from the tomb of Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki in Greece, 4th century BC