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Androsthenes of Thasos

400 BC - 360 BC

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Androsthenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδροσθένης; literally meaning: "Man's Strength") of Thasos, son of Callistratus, was one of the admirals of Alexander the Great. He sailed as a trierarch with Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore the coast of the Persian Gulf, skirting the coast of Arabia in a triacontor and sailing further than Archias of Pella. He wrote an account of this voyage, titled The Navigation of the Indian sea (''Ὁ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς παραπλοῦς). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Androsthenes of Thasos is the 425th most popular explorer (down from 390th in 2019), the 772nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 725th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Androsthenes of Thasos ranks 425 out of 498. Before him are Karl Mauch, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, Isaac Israel Hayes, Gennady Nevelskoy, Sámuel Teleki, and Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen. After him are György Almásy, Finn Ronne, Ivan Moskvitin, François Levaillant, Anthony de la Roché, and Sverre Hassel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Androsthenes of Thasos ranks 132. Before him are Quintus Marcius Philippus, Lucius Aemilius Barbula, Aesara, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Tlepolemus, and Laodice of Macedonia. After him are Eudemus, Archon of Pella, Ariobarzanes II of Cius, and Idrieus. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Androsthenes of Thasos ranks 33. Before him are Stasanor, Cotys I, Sibyrtius, Philotas, Lucius Aemilius Barbula, and Tlepolemus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Androsthenes of Thasos ranks 772 out of 1,024. Before him are Andreas Miaoulis (1769), Dimitrios Maximos (1873), Kostas Tsimikas (1996), Stefanos Stefanopoulos (1898), Eurypon (null), and Kalliroi Parren (1861). After him are Alexandros Othonaios (1879), Alki Zei (1925), Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas (1893), Theodoros Diligiannis (1820), Mindarus (-500), and Carl Anderson (1945).

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Among EXPLORERS In Greece

Among explorers born in Greece, Androsthenes of Thasos ranks 2. Before him are Juan de Fuca (1536).

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