(), a native of Soli in Cyprus, who held a
distinguished position among the officers of Alexander the Great (Strab. xiv. p.683). He probably entered the service of that monarch after the
conquest of Cyprus in B. C. 333, but the first occasion on which his
name is mentioned is during the campaign in Bactria, when he was detached by Alexander with a strong force to reduce Arsames, the
revolted satrap of Aria. This service, in conjunction with Phrataphernes, he successfully
accomplished, and rejoined Alexander at Zariaspa
in the autumn of B. C. 328, bringing with him Arsames himself as a
captive, as well as Barzanes, who had been appointed by Bessus satrap of Parthia (Arr. Anab. 3.29, 4.7). As a reward for
this exploit he obtained the satrapy of Aria, which was, however, soon after changed for that
of Drangiana, in the command of which he remained during the whole of Alexander's campaign in India. On the king's return,
Stasanor was one of those who met him in Carmania with a very opportune supply of camels and
other beasts of burthen, but returned to resume the charge of his province when Alexander continued his march towards Persia (Arr.
ib. 4.18, 6.27, 29; Curt. 8.3.17). In the
first partition of the provinces after the death of Alexander, Stasanor retained his former satrapy of Drangiana, but in the subsequent
division at Triparadeisus (B. C. 321 ), he exchanged it for the more
important government of Bactria and Sogdiana (Diod. 18.3, 39; Dexipp apud Phot. p. 64b; Arrian, ibid. p. 71b; Justin 13.4). Here he appears to
have remained in quiet for some years, taking no open part, so far as we are informed in the
contest between Eumenes and Antigonus, though apparently inclined in favour of the former :
but he secured the attachment of the native population by the justice and moderation of his
rule, and thus established his power so firmly that Antigonus found it prudent to pardon his
favourable disposition towards his rival, and left him in the undisturbed possession of his
satrapy, B. C. 316. (Diod. 19.18.) From
this time his name does not appear gain in history.