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Roxana (died c. 310 BC, [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη, Rhōxánē; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā-"shining, radiant, brilliant", Persian: روشنک, romanized: Rošanak) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane was a Sogdian [2] [3] or a Bactrian [4] princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia.
Oxyartes, by René Castaigne, 19th century. Oxyartes was satrap of the Paropamisus after the death of Alexander. Oxyartes (Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼, Greek: Ὀξυάρτης, in Persian: وخشارد ("Vaxš-ard"), from an unattested form in an Old Iranian language: *Huxšaθra-[1]) was a Sogdian [2] [3] or Bactrian [4] nobleman of Bactria, father of Roxana, the wife of ...
Oxyartes of Bactria had sent his wife and daughters, one of whom was Roxane, to take refuge in the fortress, as it was thought to be impregnable, and was provisioned for a long siege. [2] [1] When Alexander asked the defenders to surrender, they refused, telling him that he would need "men with wings" to capture it. [2]
Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxanē) is the Greek form of this name, Latinised as Roxana, and refers to the Bactrian noblewoman who was the daughter of Oxyartes of Bactria (not Sogdiana [1]) and the official wife of Alexander the Great. Bactria was in the northeastern part of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, defeated by Alexander
Alexander IV (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; 323– 309 BC), sometimes erroneously called Aegus in modern times, [3] was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) by his wife Roxana of Bactria. As his father's only surviving legitimate child, Alexander IV inherited the throne of the Macedonian Empire after him, however ...
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. According to Plutarch's account, Stateira 's sister, Drypetis , was murdered at the same time; Carney believes that Plutarch was mistaken, and it was actually Parysatis who died with ...
In the 1960s, British actress Julie Christie rose to fame as one of the world's most lusted-after bombshells. The leading lady of "Doctor Zhivago" and "Fahrenheit 451," Christie was not only a ...
Jeanette Maus was an American actress, producer, writer, director and voice actress. [1] She is known for her roles in films My Effortless Brilliance, The Stanford Letter, Dismissed, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle and Charm City Kings. [2] She is best known for voicing Roxana, Doll and Cassandra Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village. [3]