Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called ______.
A
Ptolemy
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B
Nearchos
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C
Menander
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D
Porus
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Solution
The correct option is B Nearchos
Nearchus or Nearchos was one of the officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebrated voyage from the Indus river to the Persian Gulf following the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great, in 326–324 BC.