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4th-century BCE Greek military commander, admiral of Alexander the Great
so depending on when Androtimus came to Macedonia Nearchus was quite possibly born in Crete. Nearchus, along with Ptolemy, Erigyius and Laomedon, and Harpalus
Nearchus
5th-century BC Greek tyrant of Elea
philosopher Zeno of Elea, whom Nearchus tortured and, according to some sources, executed for having conspired against Nearchus's regime. Diodorus Siculus X
Nearchus_of_Elea
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Nearchus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nearchus of Lato, c. 360-300 BC, was a famous explorer, a navarch and officer in the army of Alexander
Nearchus_(disambiguation)
3rd century Armenian Christian martyr
Nearchus or Nearch (also written Neärchus or Neärch) was a third-century AD Armenian martyr and saint. He was a Roman army officer and friend of Polyeuctus
Saint_Nearchus
Arcadian tyrant
Nearchus (Greek: Νέαρχος, Nearchos; fl. 234 BC) was a ruler of the Greek city of Orchomenus in Arcadia. He was probably a tyrant and is known only from
Nearchus_of_Orchomenus
Ancient Greek military campaign in Indus Valley
bosmoran (possibly the pearl millet), and Nearchus wrote of "honey-yielding reeds" (presumably the sugarcane). Nearchus also mentions that Indians wore clothes
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
Indian_campaign_of_Alexander_the_Great
Island in Bandar Lengeh County, Iran
by the Greek author Arrian (died c. 160) in his record of the voyage of Nearchus. The inhabitants there were reported to have engaged in pearl hunting.
Lavan_Island
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
better bride for him. Philip exiled four of Alexander's friends, Harpalus, Nearchus, Ptolemy and Erigyius, and had the Corinthians bring Thessalus to him in
Alexander_the_Great
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
time by Dr.Mohammad Ajam". Nearchus (2013). "The Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates". The Voyage of Nearchus. 1 (1). "DZ – Livius". www
Persian_Gulf
Son of Alexander the Great (327–309 BCE)
retrospectively to validate Heracles' parentage. On Alexander's death Nearchus, who was then son-in-law of Barsine, advocated for Heracles' inheritance
Heracles_of_Macedon
Species of fig tree
perimeter, 846 metres (2,776 ft), is also the greatest of any known tree. Nearchus, an admiral of Alexander the Great, described a large specimen on the banks
Ficus_benghalensis
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
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Roman_Empire
Greek exonym for Bahrain
Alexander the Great, his admiral Nearchus led an expedition which discovered the island, and serving under Nearchus was Androsthenes of Thasos, who left
Tylos
Book by Arrian
he sent one of his officers, Nearchus, to perform such a voyage and report what he saw. Indica describes what Nearchus saw on that voyage. Indica was
Indica_(Arrian)
2004 epic historical drama film by Oliver Stone
as Philotas Ian Beattie as Antigonus Denis Conway as Nearchus Peter Williamson as young Nearchus Neil Jackson as Perdiccas Aleczander Gordon as young
Alexander_(2004_film)
Ancient region in Balochistan
part of the Indian Ocean. Ptolemy, Geography 7:1 According to Arrian, Nearchus mentions a race called Ichthyophagi ("fish-eaters") as inhabiting the barren
Gedrosia
Seleucus) Ptolemy I Soter 334 BC Simmias Proteas Hegelochus Amphoterus Nearchus Archon of Pella Archias of Pella Aristonous of Pella Asclepiodorus Craterus
List_of_ancient_Macedonians
323 BC conference dividing the territories of Alexander the Great
Greater Phrygia, whereas Justin has Nearchus receiving both of them. This is possibly another mistake by Justin; Nearchus was satrap of Lycia and Pamphylia
Partition_of_Babylon
Country in West Asia
centre of pearl trading, when the Greek admiral Nearchus serving under Alexander landed on Bahrain. Nearchus is believed to have been the first of Alexander's
Bahrain
Ancient Iranian tribe
in what is now southwestern Iran. The southern Mardi are described by Nearchus as one of the four predatory mountain peoples of the southwest, along with
Amardi
Archeological site in Macedonia, Greece
to his invasion of Asia in 335 BC. Alexander's three finest admirals, Nearchus, Androsthenes and Laomedon, resided in Amphipolis. After Alexander's death
Amphipolis
(ancient Manora Island near Karachi Harbour), from where Alexander's admiral Nearchus set sail; and Barbarikon (Βαρβαρικόν), a port of the Indo-Greek Bactrian
Morontobara
4th-century BC Persian/Greek noblewoman
Twelve years after Alexander's death in 323 BC, Barsine's son-in-law Nearchus unsuccessfully advocated for Heracles' claim to the throne, who was then
Barsine
Death of the Macedonian king in 323 BC
place in Susa in 323 BC. Calanus is mentioned also by Alexander's admiral, Nearchus, and Chares of Mytilene. He did not flinch as he burnt to the astonishment
Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
Zeno is said to have asked to whisper the names into Nearchus's ear, only to bite the ear when Nearchus approached, holding on until he was killed. The writings
Zeno_of_Elea
Flat horse race in Ireland
(1948) Martin Quirke – Salisbury (1929), Glannarg (1930), Museum (1935), Nearchus (1938), Khosro (1941) Leading trainer (13 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Desert
Irish_2,000_Guineas
Ancient Greek historical writer and philosopher
as Nearchus. Yet Arrian blames him for lack of judgment, and on one occasion expressly ascribes the safety of the fleet to the firmness of Nearchus in
Onesicritus
Planned class of frigates
great ancient Greek admirals: Cimon (Greek: Κίμων, romanized: Kímon), Nearchus (Greek: Νέαρχος, romanized: Néarchos) and Phormio (Greek: Φορμίων, romanized: Formíon)
Kimon-class_frigate
Area of study on military commander and king
Alexander's campaign historian Callisthenes; Alexander's generals Ptolemy and Nearchus; Aristobulus, a junior officer on the campaigns; and Onesicritus, Alexander's
Historiography of Alexander the Great
Historiography_of_Alexander_the_Great
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
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Ancient_Egypt
2nd-century Greek historian, official and philosopher
is a work on a variety of things pertaining to India, and the voyage of Nearchus in the Persian Gulf. The first part of Indica was based largely on the
Arrian
Relations between ancient Greece and India
of the fourth century BCE, after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Nearchus, an officer in the army of Alexander who probably wrote his memoirs near
Ancient Greece–Ancient India relations
Ancient_Greece–Ancient_India_relations
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in 2021
Cyclone Apollo, also known as Medicane Nearchus, was a powerful Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that affected many countries on the Mediterranean coast
Cyclone_Apollo
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
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Achaemenid_Empire
Macedonian nobleman and general (c. 356–324 BC)
attempt to offer himself as groom to the Carian princess were Ptolemy, Nearchus, Harpalus, Erigyius and Laomedon. The reason for Hephaestion's absence
Hephaestion
Work by Herodotus
Arrian, Strabo, Quintus, Diodorus, Siculus, Justin, Plutarch, Frontinus, Nearchus, Apollonius, Pliny, Ptolemy, Aelian, and Others with Maps. Calcutta: Firma
Histories_(Herodotus)
Largest city in Pakistan and the capital of Sindh province
exists near the mouth of the Indus that could accommodate a large fleet. Nearchus, who commanded Alexander's naval fleet, also mentioned a hilly island by
Karachi
Ancient Greek ethnographer and explorer
the other earlier writers on India, including Deimachus, Onesicritus, Nearchus. According to Strabo, "no faith whatever can be placed in Deimachos and
Megasthenes
Ancient Roman ships, found in lake of Nemi in 1929
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Nemi_ships
Calendar year
Nearchus, reaches Susa at around the same time. The first known reference to sugar cane appears in writings by Alexander the Great's admiral Nearchus
325_BC
Greek military commander and general of Alexander the Great
banished by that monarch (together with his brother Erigyius, Ptolemy, Nearchus, and others) for taking part in the intrigues of the young prince. After
Laomedon_of_Mytilene
Largest Greek island
are both members of the Super League. Notable people from Crete include: Nearchus, navarch of the navy of Alexander the Great Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El
Crete
Mass wedding arranged by Alexander the Great
Historian Elizabeth Baynham further pointed out that officers like Seleucus, Nearchus, and Eumenes maintained their marriages, even using their new family connections
Susa_weddings
of the admirals of Alexander the Great. He sailed as a trierarch with Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore the coast
Androsthenes_of_Thasos
Iranian resort island in the Persian Gulf
Alexander the Great commissioned his admiral Nearchus to explore the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Nearchus's writings on Arakata contain the earliest
Kish_Island
Bronze Age shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
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Zambratija_shipwreck
River in Iran
The Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates (T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1797) p 297. William Vincent, The Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus
Andanis
Conflict between the Roman Republic and the Cilician pirates
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Pompey's campaign against the pirates
Pompey's_campaign_against_the_pirates
Roman/Armenian martyr and saint (died 259)
the first martyr in Melitene, Armenia, under Valerian. He and his friend Nearchus were members of the Legio XII Fulminata, based in Melitene. Certain historical
Polyeuctus
Pakistani village
coast from erosion. The area of Karachi was known to the ancient Greeks. Nearchus, who commanded Alexander the Great's naval fleet, mentioned a hilly island
Manora,_Karachi
1st-century Greco-Roman document
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Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea
her son-in-law c. 399 BC Mnason, 4th century BC Demylus, 5th century BC Nearchus, c. 430 BC Aristotimus, 272 BC (assassinated) Melas the Elder, 7th century
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
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Phoenicia
Uninhabited Pakistani island in the Arabian Sea
journey of Alexander's fleet after the Indian Campaign (325 BC), Admiral Nearchus is quoted as having anchored by an island named "Carnine". It was said
Astola_Island
City in Bushehr province, Iran
to the town of Mesambria, a place the Greeks knew since the campaign of Nearchus (died 300 BC), and which also has been occasionally identified with Bushehr
Bushehr
Topics referred to by the same term
classical Greek and Latin for "of India". Indica (Arrian), Arrian's account of Nearchus' voyage from India Indica (Ctesias), a recording of the beliefs of the
Indica
Ethnic groups of Austronesian peoples
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Micronesians
Achaemenid Persian campaign into India
north-west Indian Subcontinent. This hypothesis posits that the army which Nearchus claimed Cyrus had lost in Gedrosia had in fact been defeated by Pukkusāti's
Gedrosian_campaign
Sweet-tasting, water-soluble carbohydrates
century BCE, which state that the use of sugarcane originated in India. Nearchus (admiral of Alexander the Great), the Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides
Sugar
4th-century BC Greek soldier and mercenary
Mentor died after just four years in his post. His daughter later married Nearchus while Barsine married Memnon. Memnon received Mentor's command after his
Mentor_of_Rhodes
Notable banyan tree in Gujarat, India
him. The place is a religious site as well as a popular tourist spot. Nearchus, an admiral of Alexander the Great, described a large specimen on the banks
Kabirvad
Variety of ethnic and cultural clothing worn by the people of India
to the Greek historian Arrian: "The Indians use linen clothing, as says Nearchus, made from the flax taken from the trees, about which I have already spoken
Clothing_in_India
Zoroastrian divinity of Victory
first century account of Strabo, who reports, probably on authority of Nearchus, that the Carmanians worshipped a divinity of victory (Geographika, 15
Verethragna
Roman military boarding device
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Corvus_(boarding_device)
Ancient Greek ethnic group
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian military officer Nearchus wrote a work of his voyage from the mouth of the Indus river to the Persian
Ancient_Macedonians
1849 calendar reform proposal
referring to Nearchos, the painter in Attica, rather than the much more famous Nearchus of Lato, Navarch of Alexander the Great. ^kWhile there are a great deal
Positivist_calendar
Ancient Macedonian military commander
Alexander's trierarchs in India, preserved by the contemporary admiral Nearchus, Peithon is classified as a Macedonian. The Roman historian Justin, writing
Peithon
Recreation of a 6th-century BC Phoenician voyage conceived by Philip Beale
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Phoenician_Ship_Expedition
Ancient name for several peoples
of such people on the islands in the Persian Gulf. According to Arrian, Nearchus mentions such a race as inhabiting the barren shores of the Gwadar and
Ichthyophagi
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Ptolemy I Soter (/ˈtɒləmi/; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Shipwrecks on the River Thames in London discovered in the 1960s–70s
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Blackfriars_shipwrecks
Ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD
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Sea_of_Galilee_Boat
Bay and estuary in Pakistan
and serves as a shipping channel between the port and the Arabian Sea. Nearchus, who commanded Alexander the Great's naval fleet, mentioned a hilly island
Karachi_Harbour
according to Valerius Maximus, was tortured and killed by the tyrant Nearchus of Elea after biting off his ear. 435 BC – According to legend, Empedocles
Deaths_of_philosophers
commissioned a fleet to explore the Persian Gulf shore under his admiral Nearchus, while he led the rest of his forces back to Persia by the southern route
Indo-Greek_Wars
Musical instrument
v t e Crete People Minos Epimenides Nearchus Georgios Chortatzis Vitsentzos Kornaros Marcus Musurus El Greco Cyril Lucaris Dimitrios Kallergis Eleftherios
Cretan_lyra
Methods to navigate the Pacific Ocean
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Polynesian_navigation
3rd-century BC Greek writer and diplomat
first place in the list, Megasthenes comes next, while Onesicritus and Nearchus, with others of the same class, manage to stammer out a few words [of truth]
Deimachus
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Ships_of_ancient_Rome
Capital and largest city of Oman
of Muscat. Similarly, Arrianus references Omana and Moscha in Voyage of Nearchus. Interpretations of Arrianus' work by William Vincent and Jean Baptiste
Muscat
Ancient Greek temple
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Temple_of_Isthmia
Latin epic poem by Virgil
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Aeneid
Ancient Greek temple in East Attica, Greece
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Temple_of_Poseidon,_Sounion
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
cancelled the wedding altogether and exiled Alexander's advisors Ptolemy, Nearchus, and Harpalus. To reconcile with Olympias, Philip II had their daughter
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Wood joinery technique used in shipbuilding
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Phoenician_joint
Deep-water seaport in Sindh, Pakistan
area including "Krokola", "Morontobara" (Woman's Harbour) (mentioned by Nearchus), Barbarikon (the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, and Debal (a city captured
Port_of_Karachi
Sociocultural region in West and Central Asia
referred to by the Greeks as "Tylos", the centre of pearl trading, when Nearchus discovered it while serving under Alexander the Great. From the 3rd century
Greater_Iran
Human history in the Arabian Peninsula before 610 CE
it by their exonym, Tylos. Tylos was the center of pearl trading, when Nearchus came to discover it serving under Alexander the Great. From the 6th to
Pre-Islamic_Arabia
Archaeological site in Greece
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Samothrace_temple_complex
Ancient shipwreck in southwestern France
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Wreck_of_Rochelongue
Ethnic group
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Greeks_in_pre-Roman_Gaul
Shipwreck near Salcombe, Devon, England
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Moor_Sand_site
Pre-gunpowder projectile-launching device
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Catapult
Ancient city in Iran
Susa lost much of its importance afterwards. In 324 BC, Alexander met Nearchus here, who explored the Persian Gulf[citation needed] as he returned from
Susa
Ethnic group
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Sfakians
Ancient battle
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Battles_of_Alashiya
321 BC power-sharing agreement between the generals of Alexander the Great
Antigonus+* Antigonus Antigonus Pamphylia Antigonus Nearchus Antigonus+* Antigonus Antigonus Lycia Antigonus Nearchus Antigonus+* Antigonus Antigonus Caria Asander
Partition_of_Triparadisus
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Ancient_navies_and_vessels
the Middle East. Often this migration was attributed to the influence of Nearchus, admiral of Alexander the Great. He had learned of sugar in 325 BC through
History_of_sugar
Grappling-iron in ancient Greece and Rome
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Harpax
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Girl/Female
Muslim
High, Exalted, Sublime
Boy/Male
Native American
Lean bear.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Joy; Wheel of Chariot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a nickname for an active, brisk, or smart person. Although spry is not recorded in OED until the 18th century, it was probably in colloquial use in the West Country dialect and in Scots much earlier. The word is of obscure origin. The surname is found mainly in Devon, but there is also a modest concentration of bearers in northeastern England.
Male
English
(×§Ö·×™× Ö¸×Ÿ) Anglicized form of Hebrew Qeynan, KENAN means "possession." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enosh. Also spelled Cainan.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Full Moon
Girl/Female
British, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Romanian, Telugu
Beautiful
Female
Teutonic
Variant spelling of Teutonic Mechthild, MECHTILDE means "mighty in battle."Â
Boy/Male
German
Ready for a fight. Common in Spain since the 7th century. Famous bearer: Gangster Al Capone's...
Female
Italian
(Bulgarian ÐнтониÑ): Feminine form of Roman Latin Antonius, possibly ANTONIA means "invaluable." In use by the English, Italians and Spanish. Compare with another form of Antonia.
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