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Roxanne (given Name)
Roxanne is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Rhōxanē (Latinised to Roxana), used for Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great, a derivative of the Persian Roshanak, meaning bright star. Rokh meaning face, Shan bright or glowing Ak meaning little one. رخشانک. In Kurdish (Roj-an) as well as in Avesta (Rowc) it means "bright, sun, sunlight, sun god, day". People * Roxana, Bactrian princess and wife of Alexander the Great * Roxanne Avent (born 1976), American film producer and movie studio executive * Roxanne Barcelo (born 1985), Filipino-American actress, model and singer * Roxanne Barker (born 1991), South African football goalkeeper * Roxanne Beck, American singer and voice actress * Roxanne Beckford (born 1969), American actress * Roxanne Benjamin, American film producer, writer and director * Roxanne Bovenberg (born 1989), Dutch handball player * Roxanne Conlin (born 1944), United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa * Roxanne Constanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxana
Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but she was probably in her late teens or early twenties at the time of her wedding to Alexander the Great. Biography Roxana was born in c. 340 BC as the daughter of a Bactrian nobleman named Oxyartes who served Bessus, the satrap of Bactria and Sogdia. He was thus probably also involved in the murder of the last Achaemenid king Darius III. After Bessus was captured by the Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great, Oxyartes and his family continued to resist the Macedonians, and along with other notables such as the Sogdian warlord Spitamenes, took up a defensive position in a fortress known as the Sogdian Rock. They we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
