Nearchos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23680535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Baynham (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah04216 |
| OpenAlex | W4256152928 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Nearchos, son of Androtimos of Crete (Arr. Anab . 3.6.5; Ind . 18.4.10; SIG 3 266.1–2), Alexander III, The Great's admiral and boyhood friend, was also one of the important eyewitness historians of Alexander's campaigns, and his work (not extant), tentatively titled in modern times, by Jacoby ( FGrH 133 F 1), Paraplous (Circumnavigation) of India , was used extensively by Arrian, especially in his Indica , and by Strabo.
Ancient history · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Genealogy · Geography · Ancient Near East History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
| Highly cited | No |
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