Roxana
Sign in to saveRoxana (died BC, , ; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant", ) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess who married Alexander the Great after he invaded Persia and defeated Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Roxana was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess who married Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia and defeat of the Achaemenid ruler Darius. Her marriage to Alexander represents a significant moment in ancient history when the Macedonian conqueror united with Persian nobility, symbolizing the blending of the Greek and Persian worlds he had brought under his control.
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- 0347-01-01
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- 0310-00-00
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Roxana (died BC, , ; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant", ) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess who married Alexander the Great after he invaded Persia and defeated Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire.
==Life== Roxana was the daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes, satrap of Bactria and Sogdia. He served Bessus, and thus was probably involved in the murder of the last Achaemenid king: Darius III. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but she was of childbearing age by 326 BC, placing her birth before 336 BC.
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