[PAR] [TLE] Roxana [SEP] Roxana (Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη ; Old Iranian "Raoxshna"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian princess of Bactria and a wife of the Greek Macedonian king, Alexander the Great.  She was born in c. 340 BC though the precise date remains uncertain and died in c. 310 BC. [PAR] [TLE] 317 Roxane [SEP] 317 Roxane is an asteroid from the asteroid belt approximately 19 km in diameter.  It was discovered by Auguste Charlois from Nice on September 11, 1891.  The name was chosen by F. Bidschof, an assistant at the Vienna Observatory, at Charlois's request; Bidschof chose to name it after Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great, and at first used the spelling Roxana.
[PAR] [TLE] Roxana [ SEP ] Roxana ( Ancient Greek : Ῥωξάνη ; Old Iranian " Raoxshna " ; sometimes Roxanne , Roxanna , Roxandra and Roxane ) was a Sogdian princess of Bactria and a wife of the Greek Macedonian king , Alexander the Great . She was born in c. 340 BC though the precise date remains uncertain and died in c. 310 BC . [PAR] [TLE] 317 Roxane [ SEP ] 317 Roxane is an asteroid from the asteroid belt approximately 19 km in diameter . It was discovered by Auguste Charlois from Nice on September 11 , 1891 . The name was chosen by F. Bidschof , an assistant at the Vienna Observatory , at Charlois 's request ; Bidschof chose to name it after Roxana , the wife of Alexander the Great , and at first used the spelling Roxana .
Auguste Charlois who discovered 317 Roxane named for Roxana from what area
Auguste Charlois who discovered 317 Roxane named for Roxana from what area
Bactria
Bactria