- Roxana - Wikipedia
Roxana (died c 310 BC, [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη, Rhōxánē; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant", Dari: روشنک, romanized: Rawšanak) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian [2][3][4] or Sogdian [5][6] princess whom Alexander the Great had married after defeating Darius, ruler of the
- Roxana | Macedonian Queen, Persian Princess, Conqueror’s Bride | Britannica
Roxana (died c 310 bc, Amphipolis, Thrace) was the wife of Alexander the Great The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia
- Alexander the Greats Wife: Roxana (340-310 BC) Life
Roxana was in her late teens or early twenties when Alexander married her, amid disapproval from Macedonian generals The marriage was politically useful, though, as it automatically made the Sogdian army more accepting of Alexander’s rule and lessened their rebellious tendencies
- Roxana: The Light and Dark Sides of An Eastern Beauty - Albanopedia.
Roxana was the daughter of the Bactrian noble Oxyartes, born around 340 B C E She became the first formal wife of Alexander III “the Great” in the spring of 327 The circumstances surrounding Roxana’s marriage with the Macedonian invader are unclear
- Alexander the Great Spouse: Roxana and the Two Other Wives
Roxana (also spelled as Roxanne) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess and the wife of the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander the Great She was the daughter of Oxyartes, and she was captured and eventually married by Alexander in 327 BCE at the time of his conquest of Asia
- Princess Roxana of Bactria - World History Edu
Roxana of Bactria, an influential figure in the ancient world, was born into a noble Bactrian family as the daughter of Oxyartes, a noble who served the satrap Bessus Her life changed dramatically when Alexander the Great conquered Bactria and set his sights on the regions of Central Asia
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Roxana
This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724)
- Roxana, the exotic Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great
Alexander and Roxana, a 1756 painting by Pietro Rotari After Alexander died in 323 BCE, the Bactrian woman gave birth to their son, Alexander IV, but her life took a tragic turn as she navigated the treacherous political landscape of the successor states
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