Nearchus
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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 Persia
Delta of the Indus River
Coast of the Makran region in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Hellenistic stele from Bahrain
Heracles of Macedon
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Heracles of Macedon was a reputed illegitimate son of Alexander the Great of Macedon by Barsine, daughter of Satrap Artabazus of Phrygia. Heracles was named after the Greek mythological hero of the sa
Nearchus
…Gulf between Babylon and India. These plans were cut short by the king's death. In the initial arguments over the rule of the empire Nearchus supported Heracles, Alexander's son by Barsine – the king's mistress was now his mother-in-law. Once order broke down he joined Antigonus' camp. His last mention is as…
Family tree down to Heracles of Macedon