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Nĕarchus, i, m., = Νέαρχος.

  1. I. An admiral of Alexander the Great, who commanded the fleet sent on a voyage of discovery to India, and wrote the history of the expedition, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 97; Curt. 9, 10, 2; 10, 1, 5; 10, 6, 6 al.
  2. II. A Tarentine, a host of the elder Cato, Cic. Sen. 12, 41.
  3. III. A beautiful youth, Hor. C. 3, 20, 6.