Stratonice II

Stratonice II: Seleucid princess, wife of king Demetrius II of Macedonia.

Relatives:

Father: Antiochus II Theos
Mother: Laodice I
Husband: Demetrius II of Macedonia

Main deeds:

Late 250s: marries to Demetrius II of Macedonia
239/238: When Demetrius marries Phthia of Epirus, she returns to her brother Seleucus II Callinicus
When Seleucus refuses to marry her, she tries an insurrection and is killed

Literature

O.L. Gabelko & Yu.N. Kuzmin, "Matrimonial Policy of Demetrius II of Macedonia. New Solutions of Old Problems", in: Vestnik drevnej istorii 264 (2008) 141-164

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