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Roxana

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Roxana or Roxane , d. 311 BC, wife of Alexander the Great . 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 and were imprisoned by Cassander at Amphipolis in Macedonia. They were later killed. Author not available, ROXANA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Roxana, or the Fortunate Mistress
Roxana, or the Fortunate Mistress, a novel by Defoe , published 1724. This purports to be the autobiography of Mlle Beleau, the beautiful daughter of French Protestant refugees, brought up...five children. She enters upon a career of prosperous wickedness, passing from one protector to another in England, France, and ... Read more
Roxane
Roxane ♀ From Latin Roxana , Greek Roxanē , recorded as the name of the wife of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of Oxyartes the Bactrian... Read more

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