Stratonice
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Stratonice is a name that may refer to:
Stratonice was also the name of several cities named after these women, see Stratonicea
- Stratonice (mythology)Stratonice (mythology)Stratonice is the name of four women in Greek mythology.1. Stratonice, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Atromus.2. Stratonice, the daughter of Pleuron and Xanthippe....
, name of four Greek mythological women
Women of Ancient Macedonia
- Stratonice (wife of Antigonus)Stratonice (wife of Antigonus)Stratonice was daughter of Corrhaeus , and wife of Antigonus, king of Asia, by whom she became the mother of two sons, Demetrius Poliorcetes and Philip, who died in 306 BC...
, the wife of Antigonus MonophthalmusAntigonus I MonophthalmusAntigonus I Monophthalmus , son of Philip from Elimeia, was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and satrap under Alexander the Great. During his early life he served under Philip II, and he was a major figure in the Wars of the Diadochi after Alexander's death, declaring himself king in 306 BC and... - Stratonice of SyriaStratonice of SyriaFor other persons with the same name, see StratoniceStratonice of Syria was the daughter of king Demetrius Poliorcetes and Phila, the daughter of Antipater...
, the wife of Seleucus I NicatorSeleucus I NicatorSeleucus I was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire...
and Antiochus I SoterAntiochus I SoterAntiochus I Soter , was a king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He reigned from 281 BC - 261 BC.... - Stratonice of LibyaStratonice of LibyaFor other persons with the same name, see StratoniceStratonice was a Greek noblewoman of very high status and was the wife of the Ptolemaic Official Archagathus of Libya.Stratonice is an unattested person and is only known through surviving evidence...
, the wife of Archagathus of LibyaArchagathus of LibyaFor others of this name see Archagathus Archagathus was a Syracusan Greek Prince and was a Ptolemaic Official.-Family Background:Archagathus was a man of Sicilian origin and his name was a well-attested local Greek name in Sicily... - Stratonice of MacedoniaStratonice of MacedoniaFor other persons with the same name, see StratoniceStratonice of Macedonia was the daughter of Stratonice of Syria and of the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter . She was married to Demetrius II , king of Macedonia. Stratonice bore Demetrius II, a daughter called Apama...
, the wife of Demetrius II of MacedonDemetrius II of MacedonDemetrius II Aetolicus son of Antigonus Gonatas and Phila, reigned as king of Macedonia from the winter of 239 to 229 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty and was born in 275 BC. There is a possibility that his father had already elevated to him to position of power equal to his own before his... - Stratonice of CappadociaStratonice of CappadociaFor other persons with the same name, see StratoniceStratonice was a Syrian Greek Princess of the Seleucid Empire. Stratonice was of Greek Macedonian and Persian descent. She was one of the daughters born to the Seleucid Monarchs Antiochus II Theos and Laodice I...
, the wife of Ariarathes IIIAriarathes III of CappadociaAriarathes III , son of Ariamnes, ruler of Cappadocia, and grandson of Ariarathes II, married Stratonice, a daughter of Antiochus II, king of Syria and wife Laodice I, and obtained a share in the government during the life-time of his father. About 250 BC he was the first ruler of Cappadocia to...
of Cappadocia - Stratonice of PergamonStratonice of PergamonFor other persons with the same name, see StratoniceStratonice was a Princess from Anatolia and through marriage was a Queen of Pergamon.-Life:...
, the wife of Eumenes IIEumenes IIEumenes II of Pergamon was king of Pergamon and a member of the Attalid dynasty. The son of king Attalus I and queen Apollonis, he followed in his father's footsteps and collaborated with the Romans to oppose first Macedonian, then Seleucid expansion towards the Aegean, leading to the defeat of...
of Pergamum - Stratonice of PontusStratonice of PontusStratonice of Pontus was a Greek woman from the Kingdom of Pontus who one of the mistresses and the fourth wife of King Mithridates VI of Pontus....
, one of the wives of Mithridates VI of PontusMithridates VI of PontusMithridates VI or Mithradates VI Mithradates , from Old Persian Mithradatha, "gift of Mithra"; 134 BC – 63 BC, also known as Mithradates the Great and Eupator Dionysius, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120 BC to 63 BC...
Stratonice was also the name of several cities named after these women, see Stratonicea
Stratonicea
Stratonicea, Stratoniceia or Stratonikeia , also found as Stratonice, Stratoniki, Stratonike , can refer to any of several Hellenistic cities, including:...