RHOXANE — amasia Alexandri, Satrapis barbari filia, quam Alexander totius pene Orientis victor et Imperator, ob solam eius pulchritudinem, matrimonio sibi iunxit. Dicitur et Roxana. Vide Qu. Curtium, l. 5 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hephaestion — Bronzebüste des Hephaistion (zeitgenössisch) Hephaistion (altgriechisch Ἡφαιστίων; * um 360 v. Chr. in Pella, Makedonien; † Winter 324/23 v. Chr. in Ekbatana), Sohn des Amyntor, war ein makedonischer Adeliger, der en … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hephaistion — Bronzebüste des Hephaistion (zeitgenössisch) Hephaistion (altgriechisch Ἡφαιστίων; * um 360 v. Chr. in Pella, Makedonien; † Winter 324/23 v. Chr. in Ekbatana), Sohn des Amyntor, war ein makedonischer Adeliger, der engste Freund, General,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… … Universalium
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
Roxane (Alexander der Große) — Roxane (* um 345 v. Chr.; † 310 v. Chr.; auch Roxana genannt und Rhoxane oder Roksana geschrieben, persisch روشنک Roschanak) war eine asiatische Prinzessin und die erste Frau Alexanders des Großen. Ihr Name bedeutet „kleiner Stern“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
Roxanne — fem. proper name, from French, from L. Roxane, from Gk. Rhoxane, of Persian origin (Cf. Avestan raoxЕЎna shining, bright ) … Etymology dictionary