Amastris

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Amastris was a Persian noblewoman and Hellenistic queen who founded the city of Amastris on the Black Sea coast and was notable for her political influence in the early Hellenistic period.

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Label Occurrences
Amastris canonical 5

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic queen ⓘ
Persian noblewoman ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Asia Minor ⓘ
Black Sea coast ⓘ
associatedWith Black Sea region ⓘ
Craterus ⓘ
Heraclea Pontica ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ
children Clearchus II of Heraclea ⓘ
Oxyathres of Heraclea ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Heraclea Pontica ⓘ
deathCause drowning ⓘ
ethnicity Persian ⓘ
father Oxyathres ⓘ
founded Amastris ⓘ
city of Amastris on the Black Sea coast ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
governed Amastris and its territory ⓘ
Heraclea Pontica ⓘ
hasRole city founder ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
regent ⓘ
heritage Achaemenid ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid dynasty
killedBy her sons ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ
locatedInThePresentDay Turkey ⓘ
mannerOfDeath murder ⓘ
nobleFamily Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
notableFor being a Persian noblewoman active in Greek politics ⓘ
founding the city of Amastris ⓘ
political influence in the early Hellenistic period ⓘ
positionHeld queen consort of Heraclea Pontica ⓘ
ruler of Amastris ⓘ
relativeOf Darius III ⓘ
residence Amastris ⓘ
Heraclea Pontica ⓘ
spouse Craterus ⓘ
Dionysius of Heraclea ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ
timePeriod early Hellenistic period ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lysimachus → spouse → Amastris ⓘ
Paphlagonia → importantCity → Amastris ⓘ
Amastris → founded → Amastris ⓘ
Amastris → residence → Amastris ⓘ