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Roxana (rŏksăn`ə) or Roxane (–săn`ē), d. 311 B.C., wife of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great or Alexander III, 356–323 B.C., king of Macedon, conqueror of much of Asia.
Youth and Kingship..... Click the link for more information. . She was the daughter of Oxyartes, a Bactrian baron, and Alexander married her (327) to consolidate his power in Persia. She and Alexander's posthumous son, Alexander IV, were, after Alexander's death, embroiled in the wars of the Diadochi Diadochi (dīăd`əkī) [Gr.,=successors], the Macedonian generals and administrators who succeeded Alexander the Great . ..... Click the link for more information. and were imprisoned by Cassander Cassander (kəsăn`dər), 358–297 B.C., king of Macedon, one of the chief figures in the wars of the Diadochi . ..... Click the link for more information. at Amphipolis in Macedonia. They were later killed. Roxana sleeps with the rich to get ahead in world. [Br. Lit.: Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress] See : Ambition Roxana mistress of many before marrying one of her lovers. [Br. Lit.: Roxana] See : Mistresses How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the first of February, 1830, two boy babes were born in his house; one to him, one to one of his slave girls, Roxana by name. |
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