Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus

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episode in Alexander the Great's campaign historical event

The Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus was a pivotal episode in Alexander the Great’s campaign, when he took into custody the Persian king’s wife, daughters, and mother, treating them with notable respect and using their presence to legitimize his rule over the defeated Achaemenid Empire.

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Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	episode in Alexander the Great's campaign ⓘ historical event ⓘ
associatedWith	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Macedon ⓘ surface form: Macedonian Empire
cause	defeat of Darius III at the Battle of Issus ⓘ
characterizedBy	respectful treatment of royal captives ⓘ use of dynastic propaganda ⓘ
connectedTo	Alexander's rejection of Darius III's peace offers ⓘ diplomatic letters between Alexander and Darius III ⓘ offers of ransom and territorial concessions by Darius III ⓘ
consequence	enhancement of Alexander's prestige among Persians ⓘ reinforcement of Alexander's image as legitimate successor to Darius III ⓘ strengthening of Macedonian control over conquered Persian territories ⓘ
date	333 BC ⓘ
depictedIn	Alexander Mosaic ⓘ
follows	Battle of Issus ⓘ
genre	event in classical antiquity ⓘ
hasContext	Alexander's campaign against the Persian Empire ⓘ decline of the Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
hasMainProtagonist	Alexander the Great ⓘ Darius III ⓘ
hasPart	capture of the daughters of Darius III ⓘ capture of the mother of Darius III ⓘ capture of the wife of Darius III ⓘ
historicalSource	Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ surface form: Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander Diodorus Siculus ⓘ surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica Life of Alexander ⓘ surface form: Plutarch's Life of Alexander
impactOn	Perception of Alexander among Greek allies ⓘ Perception of Alexander among Persian nobility ⓘ
interpretedAs	claim to be legitimate king of Asia by Alexander ⓘ
involves	Achaemenid royal household ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ
location	Persian royal camp near Issus ⓘ
notableFor	Alexander's refusal to exploit the royal women dishonorably ⓘ symbolic transfer of Persian royal household to Alexander ⓘ
precedes	Alexander's march into Syria and Phoenicia ⓘ subsequent negotiations between Alexander and Darius III ⓘ
relatedTo	Hellenistic concepts of kingship ⓘ policy of clemency toward defeated elites ⓘ succession to the Achaemenid throne ⓘ
result	custody of the immediate family of Darius III by Alexander the Great ⓘ
timePeriod	Hellenistic period ⓘ late Achaemenid period ⓘ
usedFor	legitimization of Alexander's rule over the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ

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Stateira II → event → Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus ⓘ