Patrocles (geographer)

Patrocles (geographer)

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Patrocles (Greek: polytonic|Πατροκλῆς) (c. 312 -261 B.C.) was a Macedonian general and writer on geographical subjects. He served Seleucus and Antiochus and explored the Caspian Sea caming to the conclusion that the Caspian was a gulf or inlet, and that it was possible to enter it by sea from the Indian Ocean. The only information as to his work (even the title is unknown) is derived from Strabo. After the death of Seleucus, Patrocles was sent by his successor Antiochus to put down a revolt in Asia Minor, and lost his life in an engagement with the Bithynians.

References

*http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Patrocles
*The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction Page 97 By James S. Romm ISBN 0691037884


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