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Battle of Nemea

Battle of Nemea was a battle fought in 394 BC at Nemea, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Corinthian War, which ran from 395 BC to 387 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory.

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Depiction of a hoplite: this graphic was first published in May, Elmer; Stadler, Gerald; Votaw, John; Griess, Thomas (series ed) (1984) "Classical Warfare: The Age of the Greek Hoplite" in Ancient and
Depiction of a hoplite: this graphic was first published in May, Elmer; Stadler, Gerald; Votaw, John; Griess, Thomas (series ed) (1984) "Classical Warfare: The Age of the Greek Hoplite" in Ancient and. Either Edward J. Krasnoborski or F. Mitchell, Department of History, United States Military Academy; as stated on the Il, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought394 BC
WhereNemea, Greece37.809N, 22.710E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSparta; Peloponnesian LeagueagainstThebes; Argos; Athens; Corinth
Casualties and losses1,100 dead or woundedand2,800 dead or wounded
Part ofCorinthian War395 BC to 387 BC

Where it sits in the Corinthian War

Battle of Haliartus, 395 BCBattle of Coronea, 394 BCBattle of Nemea, 394 BCBattle of Corinth, 392 BCBattle of Lechaeum, 391 BCBattle of Cremaste, 388 BC395 BC388 BCBattle of Nemea, 394 BC
6 placed engagements of the Corinthian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date394 BC (year precision)
PlaceNemea, Greece
37.809N, 22.710E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength18,000–19,000 hoplites; 600 cavalrymen; 300 archers; 400 slingers24,000 hoplites; 6,000 Athenian; 7,000 Argives; 5,000 Boeotians; 3,000 Corinthians; 3,000 Euboeans; 1,550 cavalrymen; 600 Athenians; 800 Boeotians; 100 from Chalcis; 50 Locrians
Casualties and losses1,100 dead or wounded2,800 dead or wounded
Commanders
  • Thrasybulus
Battle of NemeaBattle of NemeaSiege of PhliusSiege of CorinthBattle of CorinthBattle of LechaeumBattle of ArgosSiege of PhliusBattle of LechaeumBattle of ArgosAthensPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaTripoliPirgosLamia100 km37.809N, 22.710E
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Elsewhere in 394 BC

Battle of Nemea is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1671704, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nemea, revision 1370270649, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.