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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
On his left stands a woman wearing a crown and holding a scepter. Scholars debate whether the woman is Roxana or Stateira. [10] In the 2004 film Alexander by Oliver Stone, Stateira is portrayed by the French actress Annelise Hesme. Indian TV actress Riya Deepsi portrayed the character of Stateira II (called Barsine) in 2017 Indian TV series Porus.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Muzaffar ibn Kaydar, son of Kaydar Nasr ibn 'Abdallah (see above), and yet another Abbasid governor of Egypt during the 9th century; Oxyartes, [30] [31] [32] Sogdian warlord from Bactria, follower of Bessus, and father of Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great; Roxana, [30] [31] [32] [246] the primary wife of Alexander the Great during the 4th ...
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 ...
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.