Stateira was a queen of Persia as the wife of Darius III of Persia of the Achaemenid dynasty.
The family of Darios in front of Alexander, by Justus Sustermans and conserved in the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, Vilanova i la Geltrú
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Sisygambis was the mother of Darius III of Persia, whose reign was ended during the wars of Alexander the Great. After she was captured by Alexander at the Battle of Issus, she became devoted to him,
Stateira (wife of Darius III)
…Battle of Issus, in 333 BC, at the town of Issus. Her husband abandoned his entire family at the site as he fled from Alexander, including his mother Sisygambis and his daughters Stateira II and Drypetis. Alexander is reported to have treated them with great respect. According to Plutarch, Stateira died giving…
The family of Darius in front of Alexander, by Charles le Brun. Sisygambis (in yellow) kneels before the king
Alexander at the tent of Darius's family, by Sebastiano Ricci