Archias of Pella
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| name =Archias of Pella
| nationality = Macedonian
| occupation = Geographer
Explorer
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Archias, son of Anaxidotus from Pella (Greek: {{lang|grc|Ἀρχίας Ἀναξιδότου Πελλαῖος}}), was a Macedonian officer and geographer who served as Trierarch under Admiral Nearchus. Archias was despatched with a galley of 30 oars, and reached the island of Failaka (Kuwait) and Tylos (Bahrain group). Tylos, Archias reported, was "about a day and a night's sail" from the mouth of the Euphrates.
References
- Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire - Page 42 by Waldemar Heckel {{ISBN|1-4051-1210-7}}
- Anabasis Alexandri Book Viii Indica Easy: Book VIII (Indica) Page 40 By Arrian {{ISBN|1-4250-0609-4}}
- Ancient Greek Mariners Page 187 By Walter Woodburn Hyde
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Category:Geographers of Alexander the Great
Category:Ancient Greek explorers
Category:4th-century BC Macedonians
Category:Ancient Macedonian geographers
Category:Trierarchs of Nearchus' fleet
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