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2. Roxana - Wikipedia

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   Roxana (died c. 310 BC, [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη, Rhōxánē; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā-"shining, radiant, brilliant", Persian: روشنک, romanized: Rošanak) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane was a Sogdian [2] [3] or a Bactrian [4] princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia.

3. Personal relationships of Alexander the Great - Wikipedia

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   Alexander fell passionately in love with her and determined to raise her to the position of his consort." [25] As soon as Alexander died in 323 BC, Roxana murdered Alexander's two other wives. Roxana wished to cement her own position and that of her son, unborn at that time, by ridding herself of a rival who could be — or claim to be ...

4. Alexander the Great - Wikipedia

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   Philostratus the Elder in the Life of Apollonius of Tyana writes that in the army of Porus, there was an elephant who fought bravely against Alexander's army, and Alexander dedicated it to the Helios (Sun) and named it Ajax because he thought that such a great animal deserved a great name. The elephant had gold rings around its tusks and an ...

5. Alexander IV of Macedon - Wikipedia

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   Alexander IV (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; 323– 309 BC), sometimes erroneously called Aegus in modern times, [3] was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) by his wife Roxana of Bactria. As his father's only surviving legitimate child, Alexander IV inherited the throne of the Macedonian Empire after him, however ...

6. Alexandre et Roxane - Wikipedia

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   Marriage of Alexander and Roxana by Il Sodoma (c. 1517). Alexandre et Roxane was a two-act French language opera to be written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 in Paris. [1] [2] The opera never came to fruition, although it has been suggested that the music for Jean-Georges Noverre's ballet Les petits riens, K. Anh. 10/299b, also from 1778, was originally composed for the projected opera.

7. Roku Pulls YouTube TV From Channel Store Over Fight ... - AOL

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   UPDATED: Roku’s deal to distribute YouTube TV expired Friday — and amid its standoff with Google, Roku pulled YouTube TV from its channel store. For now, however Roku said it is continuing to ...

8. Transcontinental royal intermarriage - Wikipedia

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   Alexander the Great and his second wife, the Persian noblewoman Stateira Transcontinental royal intermarriages is royal intermarriage between royal families originating from different continents . One of the best-known instances of transcontinental royal intermarriage is the one between Alexander the Great , king of Macedon, and his three ...

9. Alexander (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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   Alexander: Revisited takes a more in-depth look at Alexander's life and his relationships with Olympias, Philip, Hephaestion, Roxana, and Ptolemy. The film has a running time of three hours and 34 minutes (214 minutes, about 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut and almost 50 minutes longer than the first director's cut) and is presented in ...