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Sisygambis (died 323 BCE) was the
mother of
Darius III of Persia,
whose reign was
ended during the wars of
Alexander the Great.
After she was captured...
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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...
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sister Drypetis, her
younger brother, and
their paternal grandmother,
Sisygambis, were
treated well and
allowed to
retain their social status. For the...
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subjects were
forced to
shave their heads. The
mother of
Darius III,
Sisygambis,
having learned of Alexander's death,
became depressed and
killed herself...
- to collapse, and left
behind his wife, his two daughters, his
mother Sisygambis, and a
fabulous treasure. He
offered a
peace treaty that
included the...
- of Issus.
Darius escaped capture, but his wife
Stateira I, his mother,
Sisygambis, and his
daughters Stateira II and
Drypetis were
taken by Alexander. Alexander...
- II
ruled the
Achaemenid Empire from 424 BC to 405 BC. His
mother was
Sisygambis, a
woman of
obscure origins. She was
probably of
Achaemenid descent, although...
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Stateira I, his daughters,
Stateira II and Drypetis, and his mother,
Sisygambis, all of whom had
accompanied Darius on his campaign. Alexander, who later...
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accompanied by Drypetis,
along with her sister, her mother, and her
grandmother Sisygambis.
Following the
Battle of
Issus in 333 BCE,
Darius fled and his family...
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likely related to the
Elymaei and Elamites. The
mother of
Darius III,
Sisygambis, was
likely Uxian in origin, and
later negotiated the
release of Uxian...
