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Roxana
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esposa de Alexandre, o Grande
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Roxana (347 BCE – 310 BCE) was a female consort from Bactria. She held the noble titles of princess and queen consort. Her father was Oxyartes, and she was the spouse of Alexander the Great. The couple had a child, Alexandros IV of Macedon. Roxana was born in Bactria, where she also held citizenship.
She died in Amphipolis. Her manner of death was homicide and capital punishment. Her name in her native language is Ρωξάνη. She is described in sources including 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
Sources (1)
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Article · Português
Roxana (em grego clássico: Ῥωξάνη; romaniz.: Rôxánê; do persa Roshanak ou Roshaniâ «estrela luminosa») era filha de Oxiartes e foi a mãe de Alexandre IV, filho de Alexandre, o Grande com quem foi casada. Roxana, sua sogra Olímpia, e seu filho Alexandre foram assassinados por Cassandro.
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