Nicarchides
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Nicarchides from Pydna
son of Simus was a general of Alexander the Great. In 331/0 he was appointed phrourarchos of Persepolis
and placed in charge of a garrison of 3,000 men . Nicarchides was also trierarch
of the Hydaspes fleet of Nearchus
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Pydna
Pydna was a Greek city in ancient Macedon, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a...
son of Simus was a general of Alexander the Great. In 331/0 he was appointed phrourarchos of Persepolis
Persepolis
Perspolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire . Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid...
and placed in charge of a garrison of 3,000 men . Nicarchides was also trierarch
Trierarch
Trierarch was the title of officers who commanded a trireme in the classical Greek world. In Athens and a few other states this officer was also required to pay for the outfitting and maintenance of the ship. Trierarchs thus had to be men of considerable means, since the expenses incurred could...
of the Hydaspes fleet of Nearchus
Nearchus
Nearchus was one of the officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. His celebrated voyage from India to Susa after Alexander's expedition in India is preserved in Arrian's account, the Indica....
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