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रुखसाना
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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.
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Roxana was a female human born in 347 BCE in Bactria. She was the daughter of Oxyartes and held the noble titles of princess and queen consort. Her given name is recorded as Roxana, and in her native language, it appears as Ρωξάνη. She was a citizen of Bactria.
She was the spouse of Alexander the Great and the mother of Alexandros IV of Macedon. Her occupation is listed as consort. Roxana died in 310 BCE in Amphipolis. Her manner of death is recorded as homicide and capital punishment. She is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- XS
- Language
- grc
- Gender
- Unknown
Recorded by 1 library
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Roxana
- Royalty.image
- Alexander The Greate and Roxane by Rotari 1756.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Alexander the Great and Roxana, 1756 painting by Pietro Rotari
- Royalty.succession
- Queen consort of Macedonia, Egypt, and Persia
- Royalty.reign
- 327-323 BC
- Royalty.reign type
- Tenure
- Royalty.dynasty
- Argead (by marriage)
- Royalty.father
- Oxyartes
- Royalty.spouse
- Alexander the Great
- Royalty.issue
- Unnamed first sonAlexander IV
- Royalty.birth_date
- Before 336 BC
- Royalty.birth_place
- Bactria
- Royalty.death_date
- 310 BC
- Royalty.death_place
- Amphipolis, Macedon, Ancient Greece
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roxana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Bactria
- Place of birth
- Bactria
- Place of death
- Amphipolis
- Spouse
- Alexander the Great
- Father
- Oxyartes
- Occupation
- consort
- Noble title
- queen consort
- Image
- Alexander The Greate and Roxane by Rotari 1756.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roxana
- date of birth
- 0347-01-01
- date of death
- 0310-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Ρωξάνη
- P12749
- 4351 Nobuhisa
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