Definition of Navarch. Meaning of Navarch. Synonyms of Navarch

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Navarchy
Navarchy Na"varch*y, n. [Gr. nayarchi`a.] Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] --Sir W. Petty.

Meaning of Navarch from wikipedia

- Navarch (Gr****: ναύαρχος, návarchos) is an Anglicisation of a Gr**** word meaning "leader of the ships", which in some states became the title of an office...
- The navarch (Gr****: ναύαρχος, romanized: nauarchos) was the magistrate who commanded the fleet in Ancient Sparta. The powers of the navarch were extensive...
- Eurybiades (/ˌjʊərɪˈbaɪədiːz/; ‹See Tfd›Gr****: Εὐρυβιάδης) was the Spartan navarch in charge of the Gr**** navy during the Second Persian invasion of Greece...
- Aracus because Spartan law did not allow the same man to hold the office of navarch twice. In 398 BC, Aracus led a commission to inspect Sparta's conquests...
- Peisander (/paɪˈsændər, ˈpaɪˌsændər/; Gr****: Πείσανδρος) was a Spartan admiral during the Corinthian War. In 395 BC, he was placed in command of the Spartan...
- Athenians had to withdraw. However, Lysander ceased to be the Spartan navarch after this victory and, in accordance with the Spartan law, was replaced...
- troop of about 40 marines in lieu of the ram. Ships were commanded by a navarch, a rank equal to a centurion, who was usually not a citizen. Potter suggests...
- Nearchos (Gr****: Νέαρχος; c. 360 – 300 BC) was one of the Gr**** officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebrated expeditionary...
- Astyochus or Astyochos (Gr****: Ἀστύοχος) was a Spartan navarch who served as commander of the collective Spartan naval forces along the coast of Asia...
- Euthymenes who sailed to Africa, Scylax of Caryanda who sailed to India, the navarch of Alexander the Great Nearchus, Megasthenes, explorer of India, later...