parysatis ii
Iran

Parysatis II – The Babylonian Princess who was King Alexander the Great’s wife and was murdered by his other wife, Queen Roxane

Queen Parysatis II was the third wife and queen to King Alexander the Great.[1] She was also the daughter of King Artaxerxes III of the Achaemenid Empire.[2] After the Battle of Issus, Queen Parysatis II was a hostage under King Alexander the Great.[3] He eventually married her for political reasons.[4] The birthdate of Queen Parysatis II is unknown.[5] Her [read more]

wedding stateira to alexander
Drypetis

Stateira III and Drypetis – The last Princesses of the Achaemenid Empire and became hostages of Alexander the Great, one of whom became his wife

Queen Stateira III (also called Barsine[1]) and Princess Drypetis were the last princesses of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.[2] They were the daughters of King Darius III, the last King of the Achaemenid Empire.[3] Queen Stateira III and Princess Drypetis became Alexander the Great’s hostages.[4] Queen Stateira III married King Alexander the Great and became one of his [read more]