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Nearchus

Admiral of Alexander the Great

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Also known as Nearchos

Born: 356 BCE
Died: 300 BCE
Birthplace: Lato
Citizenship: Macedonia
Occupation: explorer
, historian
, military personnel
+1 more
Positions held: strategos
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek

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Nearchus or Nearchos was one of the Greek officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebrated expeditionary voyage starting from the Indus River, through the Persian Gulf and ending at the mouth of the Tigris River following the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great, in 326–324 BC.

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Sex or gender: male
Military, police or special rank: admiral
Military branch: Ancient Macedonian army
Writing language: Ancient Greek
Name in native language: Νέαρχος
Relative: Mentor of Rhodes kinship to subject: father-in-law
Barsine kinship to subject: mother-in-law
Significant place: Ancient Crete
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1.Stated in Bibliotheca historica
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