Roxane , in Greek old Ῥωξάνη / Rôxánê , of the Persan Roshanak or Roshaniâ “luminous” (the v.  345 - 310 av. J. - C.), wife of Alexandre Large the.

Girl of the aristocrat bactrien Oxyartès, Roxane, is captured in 327 by the troops of Alexandre during her conquest of the Sogdiane. He marries it shortly after according to the rite Perse.

Shortly after the death of the conqueror in 323, it gives birth to a posthumous son, Alexandre Aigos. In.liaison.with Perdiccas, it makes die Stateira, girl of Darius III and second wife of Alexandre, who makes obstacle with his ambition. Roxane then makes recognize his/her own son for heir to the throne under the name of Alexandre IV.

It is linked then with the queen-mother Olympias against Philippe III Arrhidée and Eurydice, then is placed under the protection of Polyperchon, successor of Antipater to the regency of Macedonia. It takes refuge with her son in Pydna at the time of the arrival of Cassandre. After the catch of this city and the murder of Olympias in 317, it is locked up by Cassandre with Amphipolis which makes it put at dead with his/her son in 310.