Nearchus: A Journey into the Unknown Have you ever imagined Greeks fighting Sasquatches? A fleet in battle formations against giant whales? Towns made of bones? Fish-people and Sun-loving cults coming in contact with the Hellenistic era explorers? You recently asked for Badass History and my Subscribers voted for a Hellenistic Era topic; I am here to deliver both with a wild exploration story. A journey of brave men that embarked to explore the unknown, and lived to tell the story. Such is our story today, the near-mythical and gruesome journey of Nearchus, Alexander’s admiral, who traversed the Great Southern Ocean on an expedition from India to the Persian Gulf. Follow me on this journey while i narrate the unbelievable pain, anguish and glory of men who encountered monsoons, strange cults, beastly tribes and other sights that the Greeks could not have imagined possible.