Roxana
| Roxana | |
|---|---|
Marriage of Alexander and Roxana by Il Sodoma | |
| Queen consort of Macedonia, Egypt, and Persia | |
| Tenure | 327-323 BC |
| Born | Before 336 BC Bactria |
| Died | 310 BC Amphipolis, Macedon, Ancient Greece |
| Spouse | Alexander the Great |
| Issue | Unnamed first child Alexander IV |
| Dynasty | Argead (by marriage) |
| Father | Oxyartes |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Roxana (died c. 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη, Rhōxánē; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant", Dari: روشنک, romanized: Rawšanak) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess whom Alexander the Great had married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia.