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		Yes, crossroads once patrolled by the triremes of Mentor, Memnon, and Nearchus, and once enjoyed by the lateen-rigged caique of Memnon's wife Barsine.
		which was Phoenician, Cypriot, and Rhodian Greek in make-up, and as Alexander's admiral Nearchus commanded an inferior Macedonian fleet, Barsine went safely by galley to the Middle East, sailing down the Aegean coast of what is now Turkey and then along Turkey's Mediterranean coast to refuge in Persepolis.
		In 327 BC Barsine gave birth to Alexander's first son Herakles who after Alexander's death in 323 BC was promoted by Nearchus as heir to the Macedonian throne, perhaps because Nearchus had in 324 BC married Barsine's daughter by Mentor.
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	Nearchus - LoveToKnow 1911
		NEARCHUS, one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great.
		The success with which Nearchus accomplished this arduous enterprise led to his selection by Alexander for the more difficult task of circumnavigating Arabia from the mouth of the Euphrates to the Isthmus of Suez.
		In the troubles that followed Nearchus attached himself to Antigonus, under whom he held the government of his old provinces of Lycia and Pamphylia, and probably therefore shared in the downfall (301) of that monarch.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Nearchus (217 words)

	Nearchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nearchus, along with Ptolemy, Erigyius and Laomedon, and Harpalus, was one of Alexander’s ‘mentors’ – and he was exiled by Philip as a result of the Pixodarus affair (A 3.6.5; P 10.4).
		Nearchus was appointed as satrap of Lycia and Pamphylia in 334/3 BC (A 3.3.6), one of the earliest of Alexander's satrapal appointments.
		Nearchus married the daughter of Barsine and Mentor (A 7.4.6), and received a crown as recognition of his exertions (A 7.5.6).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nearchus (640 words)

	Indica (Arrian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nearchus is congratulated for a safe journey and rewarded for his efforts.
		Nearchus' journey, described in Indica, is shown as the dotted line through Indian Ocean from the Indus delta to the Persian Gulf.
		Nearchus’ voyage explains how Alexander went about learning about the world and gives some insight into the amount of never before exchanged knowledge his conquests resulted in spreading.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indica_(Arrian) (1169 words)

	Arrian Indica
		Nearchus writes that he had seen a tiger's skin, but no tiger; the Indians record that the tiger is in size as great as the largest horse, and its swiftness and strength without parallel, for a tiger, when it meets an elephant, leaps on to the head and easily throttles it.
		Nearchus observed these evidently standing firm and drawn up in order, and ordered the ships to hold back within range, so that their missiles might reach the shore; for the natives' spears, which looked stalwart, were good for close fighting, but had no terrors against a volley.
		Nearchus went and encouraged and cheered them, and whenever he sailed past any vessel, he signalled them to turn the ship's bow on towards the whales as if to give them battle; and raising their battle cry with the sound of the surge to row with rapid strokes and with a great deal of noise.
	www.earth-history.com /India/arrian.htm (11661 words)

	Nearchus biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NEARCHUS, The commander of the fleet of Alexander the Great in his Indian expedition (327–326 b.c.).
		When, however, Alexander succeeded to the throne of Macedon, Nearchus was recalled, and when the conquest of the Persian Empire was begun, he was appointed governor of Lycia and other districts in the south of Asia Minor.
		Nearchus accepted the decision of the other generals with regard to the position of the Kingdom and retained his own provinces under Antigonus, whom he accompanied against Eumenes.
	www.dromo.info /nearchusbio.htm (245 words)

	Nearchus - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nearchus (c.360-c.300), the son of Androtimus, a Cretan, was the admiral of Alexander the Great.
		This meant that Nearchus was responsible for the ports in southern Turkey; as long he held them, the Persian navy was forced to sail from Cyprus to the Aegean Sea through open waters, which was very risky.
		We do not know what Nearchus did during the Sogdian campaign; during the invasion of India (327/326), however, he was one of the two commanders of the Hypaspists, a heavy infantry unit.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Nearchus (1865 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1146 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		6.) After the conquest of the maritime provinces of Asia, Nearchus was appointed to the government of Lycia, together with the adjoining provinces south of the Taurus (Arr.
		confide to Nearchus the chief command of the fleet which he had caused to be constructed on the Hydaspes.
		Nearchus was compelled to remain in the Indus for some sime after Alexander had set out on his return, waiting for the cessation of the etesian winds, or south-western monsoon.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2254.html (811 words)

	Nearchus Biography \| scit_011_package.xml
		Acommander under Alexander the Great, Nearchus served as admiral over a fleet that sailed from the coast of the Indian subcontinent to the Euphrates river in distant Mesopotamia.
		Nearchus apparently came from Crete, and at some point in his career gained naval experience.
		Later Nearchus and his fleet rejoined Alexander in the capital city of Susa, but the commander did not have long to live: he died in June 323 B.C., leaving behind a massive power vacuum.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/nearchus-scit-011 (720 words)

	Nearchus
		Nearchus (or Nearchos) was a Greek general in the army of Alexander the Great.
		In India he became the admiral of the Greek fleet that transported part of the army back to the west.
		He wrote memoirs of the voyage which have been lost, but it is described by Arrian's Indica.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ne/Nearchos.html (51 words)

	Nearchus Summary
		This indicates one or both of two possibilities: that the commander knew his troops were growing anxious for a return to their homeland, and that he had already conceived the idea of a seaborne mission of exploration.
		Loosely quoting Nearchus, Arrian wrote that "Alexander had a vehement desire to sail the sea which stretches from India to Persia; but he disliked the length of the voyage and feared lest...
		Alexander at first feared to send Nearchus on such a dangerous mission, but was eventually persuaded by Nearchus's highly logical argument that if the men saw their emperor place his close friend in charge of the mission, this would set their minds at ease regarding the danger.
	www.bookrags.com /Nearchus (2957 words)

	ALEXANDER THE GREAT - IMPACT OF THE 325 BC TSUNAMI IN THE NORTH ARABIAN SEA UPON HIS FLEET - by Dr. George ...
		Similarly, the account by Nearchus of Crete, Arrian of Nicomedia, and Plutarch are not clear as to a tsunami and what exactly happened to the Greek fleet follwoing the India campaign.
		Nearchus of Crete was Alexander's admiral in command of the fleet back to Mesopotamia.
		In command of the newly constructed fleet, he appointed Nearchus of Crete, who had been the satrap of Lycia and Pamphylia (in Asia Minor), after the Sogdian campaign, and one of his two commanders of the Shield bearers, a heavy infantry unit, before the battle of Hydaspes.
	drgeorgepc.com /Tsunami325BCIndiaAlexander.html (4017 words)

	Iranica.com - GERMANIOI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nearchus later refered to them as inhabitants of Carmania (q.v.), and observed that "they lived like the Persians, with whom they were neighbors and were similarly equipped for war" (Indica 38.1).
		Following Nearchus and Onesicritus, Strabo notes the richness of their land and emphasizes the cultural proximity in language and customs between Persians and Carmanians and their identical farming (geôrgia) methods, especially as they related to vine crops.
		While Nearchus suggests that Carmanians fought the enemy quite like the Persians, Strabo observes that, since horses were so scarce, most of them used donkeys instead of horses even in war.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v10f5/v10f514.html (265 words)

	3679b AM
		Nearchus and Onesicritus arrived with the fleet at the mouth of the Euphrates and anchored at Diridoris which is the chief market town of the whole province of Babylon.
		Nearchus and Onesicritus with their naval forces continued their course up the Pasitigris River and came to a recently built bridge over which Alexander with his army was to pass.
		Nearchus married the daughter of Spitamenes the Bactrian.
	bennieblount.org /Online/Ussher/85.htm (24419 words)

	Prologue: hagiographies of the saints
		In this city (Melitene) were two friends: both Nearchus and Polyeuctus were officers, Nearchus baptized and Polyeuctus unbaptized.
		When the command of the emperor was sent out concerning the persecution of the Christians, Nearchus prepared for death; but he was in great sorrow because he had not succeeded in converting his friend Polyeuctus to the True Faith.
		The commemoration of the feast of St. Nearchus is April 22.
	www.mpc.org.mk /English/Calendar/prologue.asp?id=1025 (247 words)

	Nearchus
		Nearchus (or Nearchos), son of Androtimus, was one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great.
		Nearchus was appointed as satrap of Lycia and Pamphylia in 334/3BC (A 3.3.6), one of the earliest of Alexander's satrapal appointments.
		In 328BC he was relieved of his post and rejoined Alexander in Bactria, bringing with him reinforcements (A 4.7.2; C 7.10.4, but does not mention Nearchus himself).
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/Nearchus.html (662 words)

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		Nearchus had told them he was sent by Alexander.
		Nearchus looked up at the sail, which had been taut, full of wind, but now billowed in a gentle breeze.
		Hephaistion grabbed at Nearchus' tunic and pulled him along, Nearchus had never been the most athletic, he was struggling now, to keep up.
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	Alexander the Great - Sources
		Nearchus also sacrificed, before weighing anchor, to Zeus the Saviour, and he too held an athletic contest.
		So he had a double stockade built round the ships' station, and a mud wall with a deep trench, beginning from the bank of the river and going on to the beach, where his ships had been dragged asho re.
		But the cape which Nearchus says his party sighted running out into the sea opposite Carmania no one has ever been able to round, and thu s turn inwards towards the far side.
	websfor.org /alexander/arrian/indica2.asp (7149 words)

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		Nearchus spun round at the sound of his name, and waved frantically.
		Nearchus got his shoulder under Alexander's arm and lifted, and Ptolemy did the same on the other side.
		Nearchus wrung the water out of his chiton for him, and spread it out on a bush, to dry in the sun, then went to do some foraging too.
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	Amazon.com: "Nearchus of Crete": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Of Alexander's close circle of boyhood friends three (Nearchus of Crete; Erigyius and Laomedon of Mytilene) were non-Macedonian.
		FGrH 137), Nearchus of Crete (FGrH 133), Onesicritus of Astypalaea (FGrH 134), and Alexander's general Ptolemy, son of Lagus (FGrH 138).
		Nearchus of Crete was a boyhood friend of Alexander who joined the expedition in India and went on to write an account of...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Nearchus-of-Crete (584 words)

	NEARCHUS - Online Information article about NEARCHUS
		Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat.
		The success with which Nearchus accomplished this arduous enterprise led to his selection by Alexander for the more difficult task of circumnavigating See also:
		In the troubles that followed Nearchus attached himself to Antigonus, under whom he held the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NAN_NEW/NEARCHUS.html (304 words)

	Nearchus Did You Mean nearchus? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nearchus, along with Ptolemy, Erigyius and Laomedon, and Harpalus, was one of Alexander?s ?mentors?
		After the siege of Aornus Nearchus was sent at the head of a reconnaissance mission ?
		that is, Nearchus put up the money for the boats (Heckel, p.229); and there were plenty of other trierarchs in the Indus fleet who were not natural born sailors.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Nearchus.html (699 words)

	Nearchus - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		They sailed up the Persian coast and rejoined (324 BC) Alexander at Susa in Persia.
		Nearchus' own account of this voyage, together with his description of India, is included in Arrian's Indica.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Nearchus" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Nearchus.html (240 words)

	Alexander the Great
		Because of the little knowledge of the tides the fleet was stuck in the mud and was almost destroyed.
		Then the Macedonian king ordered Nearchus to sail along the shores of the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf, while himself would march through the dangerous Gedrosian desert.
		Nearchus and the fleet had also suffered losses from hunger and thirst, had fought against hostile tribes and had been terrified when they saw some huge animals in the water which they sprung water.
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	Zeno of Elea (495?-435? B.C.)
		He was a student of the philosopher Parmenides and accompanied his teacher on a trip to Athens in 449 B.C. There he met a young Socrates and made enough of an impression to be included as a character in one of Plato's books Parmenides.
		On his return to Elea he became active in politics and eventually was arrested for taking part in a plot against the city's tyrant Nearchus.
		Other stories state that he bit off his tongue and spit it at the tyrant or that he bit off the Nearchus' ear or nose.
	www.phy.hr /~matko/zenon/zeno.html (793 words)

	EXCERPTS: On the trail -DAWN - Books and Authors; June 30, 2002
		According to Nearchus, Sami-Ramee had survived with an army of only twenty soldiers, when she had attempted to pass through this area unsuccessfully with a broken heart.
		Subsequently, the sacrificial offerings were cast into the sea with the prayer that Nearchus may succeed in his venture.
		According to Nearchus, the length of the sea coast of Arabis, which was part of India and extended upto the mouth of the river Arabis (Hub), was about a thousand stadia i.e.
	www.dawn.com /weekly/books/archive/020630/books3.htm (1642 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church - The Holy Martyr Polyeuctus
		There were in the town two friends who were officers: Nearchus and Polyeuctus, the former baptised and the lat-ter unbaptised.
		When a decree went out from the Emperor that all Christians were to be killed, Nearchus prepared himself for death, though with great sorrow at not having brought his friend Polyeuo-tus to the true Faith.
		On the following day, he related to Nearchus a dream that he had: the Lord Himself had appeared to him in light, stripped his old clothing from him, clothed him in new and shining raiment and set him upon the saddle of a winged horse.
	www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net /cgi-bin/saints.cgi?view=509649635652 (279 words)

	VINCENT, William, The voyage of Nearchus, and the periplus of the erythrean sea, translated from the Greek. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		VINCENT, William, The voyage of Nearchus, and the periplus of the erythrean sea, translated from the Greek.
		In a detailed analysis of the two works, he writes first about the voyage taken by Nearchus, strongly questioning the authenticity of several points.
		Nearchus, the principal officer in Alexander the Great's army, made the journey when retreating from India, sailing from the head of the Persian Gulf to the Isthmus of Suez, circumnavigating Arabia.
	www.polybiblio.com /blroot/10666.html (354 words)

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