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Archias, son of Anaxidotus from Pella (Greek: 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 Tylos (Bahrain group). Tylos, Archias reported, was "about a day and a night's sail" from the mouth of the Euphrates.

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  • 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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