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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, DOMENICO PIOLA’S Alexander and the family of Darius, with footnotes #36

Jun 23, 2023

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Sold for EUR 1,842,000 in Jun 2022 In 333 BC Alexander defeated Darius III, the last king of the Achaemenid Empire, at the Battle 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 displayed forgiveness in victory. According to Plutarch:…