Stasanor

Stasanor (Greek Στασάνωρ; * in the 4th century BC) was a Greek military commander under Alexander the Great.

Stasanor came from the Cypriot Soli and was probably related to the local ruling family. He was a native of Clearchus of Soli. From about 332 BC, he took over as Hetairos in the wake of Alexander's part in the Asia campaign. In the winter of 328 BC, he took the rebellious satrap Arsaces Areia caught and brought him in chains to Alexander after Nautaka. He was then employed as satrap in Areia and Drangiana. Allegedly, he was BC in Babylon involved 323 on the last drinking spree Alexander, participation in a conspiracy against the king of later authors he was put.

After Alexander's death was confirmed by the regent Perdiccas Stasanor in its provinces. At the conference of Triparadeisos 320 BC he became replaced by his compatriot Stasandros and entrusted it with the provinces of Bactria and Sogdiana. In 317 BC he was Eumenes of Cardia troops come to support, but took himself out of the fight against Antigonus Monophthalmos part. Despite his espousal of Eumenes Stasanor was confirmed by the victorious Antigonus 316 BC in his provinces. Then nothing more is known of him.

Stasanor is the last known by name satrap of Bactria - Sogdiana for a period of about 60 years. Around the year 305 BC, these provinces fell under the dominion of Seleucus. The next known satrap, Diodotus I, broke away in the mid- 3rd century BC by the Seleucid Empire and founded the Greco- Bactrian kingdom.