Nearchus

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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Who was born first?

• Nearchus was born 3 years after Pytheas
• Nearchus was born 3 years after Stilpo
• Nearchus was born 4 years after Pyrrho
• Nearchus was born 4 years after Aristoxenus
• Nearchus was born 6 years before Megasthenes

Timeline

1. Aristoxenuscirca 360 BC – circa 300 BC
2. Pyrrhocirca 360s BC – circa 270s BC
3. Pytheascirca 359 BC – circa 289 BC
4. Stilpo359–279 BC
5. Nearchus (this page)356–300 BC
6. Megasthenes350s BC – 290s BC

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