After Alexander the Great's victory over King Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE, he had to contend with small rebellions that broke out across his empire. In the summer of 328 BCE, one such rebellion occurred in the eastern satrapy of Bactria, a rebellion that would lead to a chance meeting with the beautiful Roxanne.
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c. 344 BCE - 310 BCELife of Roxanne, wife of Alexander the Great.
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c. Mar 327 BCEAlexander the Great marries the Bactrian girl Roxanne.
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322 BCE - 275 BCEThe Wars of the Diadochi, also known as the Wars of Alexander's Successors.
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310 BCEAssassination of Roxanne and Alexander IV, wife and son of Alexander the Great.
