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# Παραπλους / Ινδικα (Παράπλους / Ἰνδικά)

Nearchus, Voyage along the coast and account of India

The admiral's report of the fleet's voyage from the Indus delta to the Persian Gulf (325–324 BCE) and of Indian customs: monsoon rains, cotton, Indian writing on cloth, the customs of the Brahmans; the base of Arrian's Indica 18–42.

- **Language:** Ancient Greek
- **Date:** 323–312 BCE
- **Author:** [Νέαρχος](https://indike.org/pramana/person/nearchus)
- **Text:** lost

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