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Alexander married three times: to Roxana of Bactria, Stateira, and Parysatis, daughter of Ochus. He fathered at least one child, Alexander IV of Macedon, born by Roxana shortly after his death in 323 BC.
Sep 15, 2022 · Roxana (also spelled as Roxanne) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess and the wife of the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of Oxyartes, and she was captured and eventually married by Alexander in 327 BCE at the time of his conquest of Asia.
Apr 30, 2024 · A year later Philip divorced Olympias, and, after a quarrel at a feast held to celebrate his father’s new marriage, Alexander and his mother fled to Epirus, and Alexander later went to Illyria. Shortly afterward, father and son were reconciled and Alexander returned, but his position as heir was jeopardized.
- Frank W. Walbank
Apr 3, 2014 · After capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander married the prince's daughter, Rhoxana. In 328, Alexander defeated King Porus' armies in northern India.
Feb 22, 2016 · Alexander's personal life was complicated. We know that Alexander married at least three women during his short life: Roxane, Stateira, and Parysatis. However, that doesn't necessarily mean he had on-going, intimate relationships with all of them.
Alexander married three times: Roxana, daughter of the Sogdian nobleman Oxyartes of Bactria, out of love; and the Persian princesses Stateira and Parysatis, the former a daughter of Darius III and the latter a daughter of Artaxerxes III, for political reasons.
Dec 2, 2023 · Alexander the Great’s romantic life wasn’t limited to his marriages; he’s also believed to have had homosexual relationships. While concrete evidence is sparse, various ancient sources point to romantic and sexual involvement with men.
