Queen Artemisia II of Caria was the sister and wife of King Mausolus. After his death, she was Queen regnant of Caria for two years. Queen Artemisia II of Caria was also a brilliant navy admiral and a skilled botanist.[1] Yet, her most renowned accomplishment was that she commissioned King Mausolus’s tomb.[2] It became one of the [read more]
Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus was a warrior queen during the Persian Empire.[1] She was known as the first woman in history to “command a ship.” [2] She greatly influenced King Xerxes of the Persian Empire.[3] She has been praised by ancient historians for her bravery and intelligence.[4] Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus was most likely born [read more]
Amestris Shahbanu was one of the most powerful Persian Queens during the Babylonian Empire.[1] She was Queen to King Xerxes I and the mother of King Artaxerxes I. Greek historians, Herodotus and Ctesias, have portrayed her to be as a ruthless Queen who has an unquenchable thirst for blood.[2] However, modern historians believe this depiction of [read more]
Queen Atossa Shahbanu was the daughter of King Cyrus the Great. She was Queen to three Persian Kings: King Cambyses II, the False Smerdis, and King Darius the Great. She was also Queen Mother of King Xerxes I. Queen Atossa Shahbanu wielded immense political influence in the first Persian Empire. Thus, Queen Atossa Shahbanu played an [read more]
Queen Cassandane Shahbanu was the second Persian Queen of the Achaemenid Dynasty. She was the second Queen to King Cyrus the Great of Persia. King Cyrus the Great married her in order to strengthen his alliance with the Achaemenids.[1] She was most likely the mother of Cambyses II, who would succeed his father as the [read more]
[Not to be confused with her aunt, Queen Amytis of Babylon] Amytis Shahbanu was the first Persian Queen of the Achaemenid dynasty. She was the daughter of the last Median king, Astyages. King Astyages was defeated by his grandson, King Cyrus the Great. In order to legitimately procure Media, King Cyrus the Great had to [read more]
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