Nearchos

Nearchus or Nearchos (; – 300 BC) 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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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Macedonia
Place of birth: Lato
Occupation: military personnel
Position held: strategos
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Military branch: Ancient Macedonian army
Military rank: admiral
Image: The wounded Alexander passing through his fleet in India by Andre Castaigne (1898-1899).jpg

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date of birth: 0356-01-01
date of death: 0300-01-01
Commons category: Nearchus
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
writing language: Ancient Greek
name in native language: Νέαρχος
relative: Barsine

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Nearchos, eller Nearchus, son till Androtimos, född på Kreta, var Alexander den stores amiral. Han var nära vän till Alexander, och erhöll befälet över den flotta som 326-325 f.Kr. vid återtåget från Indien längs Indiska oceanens kust seglade in i Persiska viken. Sin färd skildrade Nearchos i en för sin tid mycket pålitlig skildring. Han förde vid Alexanders död fram dennes son (och sin svåger) Herakles av Makedonien anspråk på tronen.

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