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Roxana

Roxana (died c. 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη, Rhōxánē; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant", Persian: روشنک, romanized: Rawšanak) 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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Born
Before 336 BC Bactria
Died
310 BC Amphipolis, Macedon, Ancient Greece
Dynasty
Argead (by marriage)
Father
Oxyartes
Issue
Unnamed first son Alexander IV
Religion
Zoroastrianism

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Triples114
Avg. degree1.97
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related to After Alexander's Death · 37
Roxana → According, After Alexander's, Afterwards, Alexander, Alexander IV, Amphipolis, Antigonus, Argead, Babylon, Barsine, BC, Cassander, Drypetis, During, Eurydice II, Following Olympias, Glaucias, Great's, Heracles, However
related to Legacy · 19
Roxana → Acropolis, Aetion, Alexander, Alexander Romances, Alexander's, Asteroid, At, Athena, Darius, Darius III, Echion, Greek, In, Lucian, Olympias, Olympic Hellanodike Proxenidas, Roxana's, Roxane, The
related to Life · 18
Roxana → Achaemenid, After Bessus, Alexander, Along, Bactria, Bactrian, BC, Bessus, Darius III, Great, He, Macedonian, Oxyartes, Sogdia, Sogdian, Sogdian Rock, Spitamenes, The
related to Marriage to Alexander · 18
Roxana → According, Acesines River, Alexander, Bactrian, BC, Greek, Hindu Kush, India, Macedonian, Metz Epitome, November, Oxyartes, Persian, Sogdian, Sogdiana, Sources, The, The Alexander Romance
related to External links · 14
Roxana → Cambridge University Press, Charles Smith's Dictionary, Chisholm, Encyclopædia Britannica, Greek, Hugh, Jona LenderingWiki Classical Dictionary, Mythology, October, OxyartesRoxana, Roman Biography, Roxane, Roxane Archived, Wayback Machine
Born · 1
Roxana → Before 336 BC Bactria
Died · 1
Roxana → 310 BC Amphipolis, Macedon, Ancient Greece
Dynasty · 1
Roxana → Argead (by marriage)
Father · 1
Roxana → Oxyartes
Issue · 1
Roxana → Unnamed first son Alexander IV

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alexander bc oxyartes also son marriage macedonian sogdian daughter roxane died great darius plutarch greek married alexander's iv 310 ancient

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RoxanaBornBefore 336 BC Bactria1.00infobox
RoxanaDied310 BC Amphipolis, Macedon, Ancient Greece1.00infobox
RoxanaDynastyArgead (by marriage)1.00infobox
RoxanaFatherOxyartes1.00infobox
RoxanaIssueUnnamed first son Alexander IV1.00infobox
RoxanaReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
RoxanaSpouseAlexander the Great1.00infobox
RoxanaTenure327-323 BC1.00infobox
Roxanarelated to After Alexander's DeathAfter Alexander's0.60section
Roxanarelated to After Alexander's DeathBabylon0.60section
Roxanarelated to After Alexander's DeathBC0.60section
Roxanarelated to After Alexander's DeathStateira0.60section

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