Cassandane
Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire
About Cassandane
Lived 550 BC – 537 BC (aged 12–13).
Cassandane or Cassandana (; died 538 BC) was an Achaemenian queen and the wife of king Cyrus the Great, the mother of Cambyses II and Atossa and the grandmother of Xerxes I.
Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in the Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenid king, Xerxes I.
When Cassandane died, all the nations of Cyrus' Persian empire observed "a great mourning". This is reported by Herodotus. According to the Nabonidus Chronicle, there was a public mourning after her death in Babylonia lasting for six days. Cassandane reportedly stated that it was more bitter to leave Cyrus's side than to die. The six days of mourning are identified as 21–26 March 538 BC. According to a suggestion by M. Boyce, Cassandane's tomb is located at Pasargadae.
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Who was Cassandane?
Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire
When was Cassandane born?
Cassandane was born in 550 BC.
When did Cassandane die?
Cassandane died in 537 BC in Achaemenid Empire.
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