Roxana
| Roxana | |
|---|---|
Alexander the Great and Roxana, 1756 painting by Pietro Rotari | |
| 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 son 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", Persian: روشنک, romanized: Rawšanak) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess who married Alexander the Great after he invaded Persia and defeated Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire.