Roxana of Bactria was the wife of Alexander the Great, but that’s all she’s remembered for, she is just a footnote in Alexander’s story. Not to mention her reputation gets worse after Alexander died, but I’m going to tell the story from her point of view, because she is not what history tells us. Support this podcast: https://t.co/rHVVdHBtuf Works Cited

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