Roxana 30 1st Wife (1 gen 340 anni a. C. – 1 giug 310 anni a. C.)

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Roxana was born in c. 340 BC as the daughter of a Bactrian nobleman named Oxyartes.

Alexander married Roxana despite opposition from his companions who would have preferred a Macedonian or any other Greek Queen. But the marriage was also of political advantage as it made the Sogdian army more loyal towards Alexander and less rebellious after their defeat.

After Alexander's sudden death at Babylon in 323 BC, Roxana is believed to have murdered Alexander's other widow, Stateira II, and according to Plutarch also Stateira's sister, Drypetis with the consent of Perdiccas.

It is assumed that Roxana and her son were murdered in spring 310 BC, but their death was concealed until the summer.

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