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Why did Alexander have so many wives?
Polygamy was the norm among Macedonian royalty. But of his wives, Roxane was the first and most important. Some sources claim Alexander was primarily attracted to her because of her beauty, but that explanation conveniently downplays the strategic value of marrying a Bactrian noblewoman.
Who was the favorite wife of Alexander the Great?
Roxana, also spelled Roxane, (died c. 310 bc, Amphipolis, Thrace), wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia.
Did Alexander the Great marry Cleopatra?
A large wedding between Cleopatra and her uncle Alexander I was held in 336 BC. It was at the celebration of her nuptials, which took place on a magnificent scale at Aegae in Macedon, that Philip II was murdered. Immediately after her father’s murder, Cleopatra and Alexander went from Macedon back to Epirus.
Did Alexander the Great have a son?
Alexander IV of Macedon
Heracles of Macedon
Alexander the Great/Sons
Who was Cleopatra’s first husband?
Mark Antony
Cleopatra | |
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Spouse | Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator Ptolemy XIV Mark Antony |
Issue | Caesarion Alexander Helios Cleopatra Selene II Ptolemy Philadelphus |
Names Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator | |
Dynasty | Ptolemaic |
Did Alexander marry Cleopatra?
Who did Cleopatra have a child with?
Cleopatra Selene II
CaesarionAlexander HeliosPtolemy Philadelphus
Cleopatra/Children
Cleopatra’s first child was a son by Caesar. She also had twins, Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, as well as another son, Ptolemy Philadelphos, all by Marcus Antonius. Cleopatra Selene eventually became the Queen of Mauretania.
Did Julius Cesar marry Cleopatra?
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC – 68 BC. When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, Cleopatra became co-regent with her 10-year-old brother Ptolemy XIII. They were married, in keeping with Egyptian tradition. Caesar followed and he and Cleopatra became lovers.