When Darius III fled, Alexander the Great captured his family, that is, his mother Sisygambis, wife Statira I and his three children - of which two were daughters, Statira II and Drypteis. Alexander apparently consorted with Statira I for a while; after she died in childbirth he married her daughter and gave the other to Hephaistion.
My question is - what happened to Darius' third child? It seems to have been a son, but I've been unable to uncover anything about him. Sisygambis apparently commited suicide/starved herself to death shortly after Alexander's death, fearing what would happen to herself and her grandchildren under future rulers, which would seem to indicate that Alexander had been kind to them all until the end (hence the great esteem she had for him).
Anyway, anyone have any info they can share?
My question is - what happened to Darius' third child? It seems to have been a son, but I've been unable to uncover anything about him. Sisygambis apparently commited suicide/starved herself to death shortly after Alexander's death, fearing what would happen to herself and her grandchildren under future rulers, which would seem to indicate that Alexander had been kind to them all until the end (hence the great esteem she had for him).
Anyway, anyone have any info they can share?
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