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of his brother Ostanes. If the latter, she married her own brother Arsames (an ancient Achaemenid tradition). Another possibility is that she was the daughter of an Uxian leader. She gave birth to Darius, Oxyathres, and possibly also Stateira I.

Alexander's invasion

At the Battle of Issus (333 BCE), Darius's army was routed by

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