Stasanor
Stasanor (
Stasanor, officer of Alexander
Stasanor probably entered the service of Alexander after the siege of Tyre in 332 BC, but the first occasion on which his name is mentioned is during the campaign in
Stasanor the Satrap
As a reward for this exploit Stasanor obtained the satrapy of Aria, which was, however, soon after changed for that of
Here Stasanor appears to have remained quiet for some years, taking no open part, so far as we are informed in the contest between Eumenes and Antigonus. After the victory of Antigonus, although Stasanor had apparently inclined in favour of Eumenes, Antigonus found it prudent to pardon him and in 316 BC, left him in the undisturbed possession of his satrapy [5] since Stasanor had secured the attachment of the native population by the justice and moderation of his rule, and thus firmly established his power in the satrapy.
Fate
From this time Stasanor's name does not appear again in history. Justin however explains that around 305 Seleucus attacked and conquered Bactria, probably in a conflict with Stasanor or possibly his successor:
- Seleucos made many wars in the Orient after the division of the Macedonian kingdom between allies. At the beginning, he took Babylon; from there, his strengths increased by victory, he took over the Bactrians. He then went to India, which, after the death of Alexander, had assassinated his prefects, as if shaking the burden of servitude. Justin XV.4 [6]
See also
- Stasander, another Cypriot general of Alexander the Great from Soli
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Stasanor", Boston, (1867)
Notes
- ^ Strabo, Geography, xiv. 6[permanent dead link]
- Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus, xiii. 4
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xix. 48
- ^ "Multa in Oriente post diuisionem inter socios regni Macedonici bella gessit. 11 Principio Babyloniam cepit ; inde auctis ex uictoria uiribus Bactrianos expugnauit. 12 Transitum deinde in Indiam fecit, quae post mortem Alexandri, ueluti ceruicibus iugo seruitutis excusso, praefectos eius occiderat." Justin XV.4
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Stasanor". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.