Episode 4A - Nearchus and Alexander in India

In this episode, I introduce Nearchus' early life and voyage with Alexander's troops into India, and look at the various exchanges which took place between the Meditteranean world and the Indian subcontinent as a result of Alexander's military forays. The episode ends with Alexander agreeing to his troops' demands to return to Macedon, and his appointment of Nearchus as admiral to lead a fleet down the Indian ocean and back into Mesopotamia.

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Episode 4A - Nearchus and Alexander in India is an episode from The History of Exploration by Guillaume Lamothe.

This episode is 51:12 long.

This episode was published on Jun 5, 2016.

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