Androsthenes ( grc, Ἀνδροσθένης; literally meaning: "Man's Strength") of
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos ( el, Θάσος, ''Thásos'') is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area.
The island has an area of and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate r ...
, son of Callistratus, was one of the admirals of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
. He sailed as a
trierarch
Trierarch ( gr, τριήραρχος, triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (''triēres'') in the classical Greek world.
In Classical Athens, the title was associated with the trierarchy (τριηραρχία, ''triēr ...
with
Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore the coast of the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
, skirting the coast of Arabia in a
triacontor and sailing farther than
Archias of Pella. He wrote an account of this voyage, titled ''The Navigation of the Indian sea'' ().
Gerardus Vossius
Gerrit Janszoon Vos (March or April 1577, Heidelberg – 19 March 1649, Amsterdam), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian.
Life
He was the son of Johannes (Jan) Vos, a Protestant from the Ne ...
, ''De Historicis Graecis'', ed. Wessmann, p. 98.
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Trierarchs of Nearchus' fleet
Geographers of Alexander the Great
Admirals of Alexander the Great
Ancient Thasians
Settlers in Amphipolis
Ancient Greek geographers
Ancient Greek explorers
4th-century BC Greek people
Historians who accompanied Alexander the Great
Explorers of Arabia
4th-century BC geographers
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