Amastris (ruler of Heraclea)
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This article is about the daughter of Oxyathres. For other uses, see Amastris.
Amastris (Greek: Ἄμαστρις; c. 340/39- 284 BC) also called Amastrine, was a Persian princess, and Tyrant-ruler of the city of Heraclea from circa 300 to her death. She was the daughter of Oxyathres, the brother of the Persian King Darius III.[1] She was the first woman in the Mediterranean publicly identified as the political, economic, and administrative royal authority.[2]
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Died | c. 284 BC |
Spouses | Craterus Dionysius Lysimachus |
Children | Clearchus II and Oxyathres |
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