query: occupation pantauchus
supports: Navarch (pronounced "návarchos") is a Greek word meaning "leader of the ships", which in some states became the title of an office equivalent to that of a modern admiral. The Indus River, also called Darya-e-Sindh or Sindh River or Absn, is a major south-flowing river in South Asia. The total length of the river is which makes it one of the longest rivers in Asia. Originating in the western part of Tibet in the vicinity of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, the river runs a course through Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and then flows along the entire length of Punjab to merge into the Arabian Sea near the city of Thatta in Sindh. It is the longest river of Pakistan. A trireme (derived from Latin: "trirmis" "with three banks of oars"; "trirs", literally "three-rower") was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans. The Haliacmon (Modern Greek: , "Aliákmonas"; formerly: , "Aliákmon" or "Haliákmn"; Slavic: "", "Bistrica";) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of .(In Greece there are two rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa (in Greek "") and Vardar (in Greek ""), but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliakmon, which flows entirely in Greece). "Haliacmon" is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, "Aliákmon". Today, the only official variant is the demotic "Aliákmonas". It flows through the Greek regions of West Macedonia (Kastoria, Grevena and Kozani regional units) and Central Macedonia (Imathia and Pieria regional units). Nearchus (Nearchos; c. 360  300 BC) 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 326324 BC.
  An account of his voyage is given in Arrian's "Indica", written in the 2nd century AD. Arrian of Nicomedia ( possibly "Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon"; Greek "Arrianos") was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period. Trierarch ("trirarchos") was the title of officers who commanded a trireme ("trires") in the classical Greek world.  Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC  10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great ("Aléxandros ho Mégas" ), was a king ("basileus") of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders. Aloros was a town of Bottiaea, Macedon, on the Thermaic Gulf, at the mouth of Haliacmon river near modern Alexandreia. It was the birthplace of Ptolemy the regent and Pantauchus the general of Alexander the Great. Pantauchus ( Greek :  ) ( late 4th century BC - 3rd century BC ) , ( son of Nicolaus , from Aloros ) was a Macedonian trierarch of Nearchus 's fleet and general during the short reign of Demetrius Poliorcetes ( 294 - 288 BC ) . He was considered to be the bravest as well as physically the strongest among Demetrius ' army commanders . When Demetrius decided to invade Aetolia , king Pyrrhus of Epirus set out to meet him with his army . However , the two armies marched following different directions and did not encounter each other . As a result , Demetrius started pillaging Epirote territory . He had stationed a large proportion of his forces in Aetolia under Pantauchus ' orders . Consequently , Pyrrhus led his troops into battle against Pantauchus . The conflict was remarkable for its intensity and harsh nature , since commanders from both sides displayed great courage and dare . Pantauchus challenged king Pyrrhus himself and soon enough a hard duel began between them . Initially , they used their spears but after a while they engaged in hand to hand combat with swords . The two men were skillful fighters and Pantauchus struck the Epirote king once but Pyrrhus wounded his opponent in the thigh and along the neck . The Macedonian general was forced to flee and his companions managed to rescue him . Pyrrhus ' legendary personal valor and fighting ability proved crucial for the battle 's result , since the Epirotes were greatly inspired by their ruler 's example and crushed the enemy phalanx . Several retreating Macedonians were killed and 5,000 were captured .
candidates: admiral army father general historian king leader major member military official regent rower
answer: military