Castianeira

Castianiera, daughter of Eubulus of Taniene is a Seleucid Greek noblewoman from Taniene in the Gazyras Satrapy. She was a bodyguard of her father, a commander in the Seleucid army of Seleucus XII Nicephorus, during the Second Goguryeo-Seleucid War.

Early life
Castianiera was born to Eubulus, a prominent nobleman and military commander who serves in the Boule of the Gazyras Satrapy.

She was educated in the Taniene Imperial Gymnasium where she was educated in writing, reading, and combat. When she was 18, she participated in the 147th Atheniad, where she won the Amazonomilla and Keles (horse race) events. Receiving respect and admiration from her father, she was enlisted as a bodyguard in his regiment of Noble Horse.

Military career
She rode alongside her father during the Second Goguryeo-Seleucid War. Afterwards, she partook in the Other Manchurian Expeditions.

Writing career
During her military travels, she composed poems that depicted the exoticness of foreign lands. In one of her poems, she expressed her fondness for Goguryeo, and depicted it with a beautiful and evocative tone.

Relations

 * Amphimachus of Phasactus