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Roxana (dead 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā-"shining, radiant, brilliant") sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia.
Jul 11, 2024 · 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.
Philip Arrhidaeus’ wife, Euridice II, started intrigues, but Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great, took Roxana and Alexander IV under her care in Macedonia. However, one of Alexander the Great’s generals’ sons, Cassander, was now trying to consolidate power for himself.
Dec 7, 2022 · 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).
Jun 13, 2024 · The name Roxana is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "dawn; or, little star". The name of the wife of Alexander the Great, more attractive than the better-known Roxanne. Roxana was first used in the English-speaking world in the 1600s and was popularized by Daniel Defoe's novel Roxana, published in 1724.
Roxana is a feminine name of Persian origin, meaning “dawn” or “sunrise.” It is a Latinised form of the Old Persian name Roshanak from the Old Persian roshanak, which means “bright,” “dawn,” or “shining.”
As soon as Alexander died in 323 BC, Roxana murdered Alexander's two other wives. Roxana wished to cement her own position and that of her son, unborn at that time, by ridding herself of a rival who could be—or claim to be—pregnant.
