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Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. [4] It was co-written and directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell.
Alexander the Great is a CinemaScope and Technicolor 1956 epic historical drama film about the life of Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen. Filmed in Spain, it was released by United Artists and stars Richard Burton as Alexander along with a large ensemble cast.
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.
Barsine became the wife of her uncle Mentor, and after his death married her second uncle, Memnon. In 334 BC, the year of Alexander 's invasion of Asia, she and her children were sent by Memnon to the king Darius III as hostages for his fidelity; and in the ensuing year, when Damascus was betrayed to the Macedonians , she fell into the hands of ...
Olympias was portrayed by French actress Danielle Darrieux in the 1956 film Alexander the Great, a historical epic which starred Richard Burton as Alexander and Fredric March as his father. Olympias appears in Maurice Druon's 1960 novel Alexander the God. Olympias is a character in The Young Alexander the Great (1960) by Naomi Mitchison.
Gustaf Skarsgard, Bill Skarsgard and Alexander Skarsgard Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images Stellan Skarsgård was the first in his family to get a big break in Hollywood — but he isn’t the ...
Emperor Julian in his satire called "The Caesars", describes a contest between the previous Roman emperors, with Alexander the Great called in as an extra contestant, in the presence of the assembled gods. [291] The Itinerarium Alexandri is a 4th-century Latin description of Alexander the Great's campaigns.
The Rival Queens, or the Death Of Alexander the Great is a Restoration tragedy written by Nathaniel Lee c. 1677. [1] Regarded as one of his best tragedies, the play revolves around Alexander the Great and his two wives, Roxana and Statira , whose competition for his affections ends in tragedy.