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Nearchus biography definition
Nearchus
Nearchus (cc): admiral of Alexander the Great, famous for his exploration of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.
Early career
Nearchus was born on Crete, but his father Androtimus moved to Amphipolis in Macedonia; here, Nearchus grew up.
Androtimus must have been an important man, because his son was educated together with the crown prince, Alexander, the son of king Philip of Macedonia (). At some point in around , probably as a result of the Pixodarus affair, Nearchus was banished by Philip.
He shared his exile with Ptolemy, Harpalus, Erigyius and Laomedon. It is likely that they remained in exile until after Alexander's accession in
When Alexander invaded Asia in May , Nearchus was with him, and at the beginning of the next year, he was appointed as satrap of Lycia and Pamphylia.
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 wate