Episode Synopsis "Episode 4C - Into the Indian Ocean"
In this episode, we follow Nearchus and his fleet as they brave the Southeastern monsoon and cope with dwindling water reserves to make their way through the Indus River delta and into the Indian ocean, where they rendezvous with Leonnatus. We also see the fleet encounter a previously unknown people, who the Greeks call the "fish eaters."
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More episodes of the podcast The History of Exploration
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- Episode 4B - Down the Indus River
- Episode 4A - Nearchus and Alexander in India
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- Episode 2 - The Voyage of Hanno the Navigator
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