@girl.history_: Roxana’s life changed the moment Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE. She was pregnant — and suddenly surrounded by men fighting for power. Roxana had married Alexander in 327 BCE, a union shaped by both politics and attraction. As a Bactrian noblewoman, her marriage helped secure his eastern territories — but it also made her queen of the most powerful empire in the world. That power didn’t last. When Alexander died unexpectedly, he left no clear adult heir. Roxana was carrying his child, and that child immediately became central to the future of the empire. And a target. Roxana understood the danger. To protect her position, she acted quickly. Ancient sources describe how she had Stateira, another of Alexander’s wives, killed — eliminating a rival who could threaten her son’s claim. Later that same year, Roxana gave birth to Alexander IV. For a brief moment, everything depended on him. But the empire was already breaking apart. Alexander’s generals began dividing power among themselves, ruling in the name of a child they could control. Roxana and her son were eventually placed under guard, kept alive — but never free. They lived like prisoners for years. Then, around 310 BCE, their story ended quietly. Roxana and her son were murdered on the orders of Cassander, one of the men competing for control of the empire. Her son was only about 14 years old. Roxana had married into the greatest empire in the world, survived its collapse, and fought to protect her child.

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