Battle of Cnidus

Battle of Cnidus
Part of Corinthian War

Achaemenid satrap Pharnabazus II, in joint command with self-exiled Athenian admiral Conon, was victorious against Sparta at the Battle of Cnidus. Coinage of Pharnabazus, circa 398-396/395 BC, showing his portrait and the prow of a warship with two dolphins, symbol of his achievement on the sea.[1]
Date394 BC
Location
Off the coast of Cnidus, in the Aegean Sea
(modern-day Yazıköy, Muğla, Turkey)
36°41′09″N 27°22′30″E / 36.68583°N 27.37500°E / 36.68583; 27.37500
Result Achaemenid victory
Belligerents
Achaemenid Empire Sparta
Commanders and leaders
Pharnabazus
Conon
Peisander 
Strength
90 triremes 85 triremes
Casualties and losses
Minimal Entire fleet
Cnidus is located in Aegean Sea
Cnidus
Cnidus
Location of the Battle of Cnidus

The Battle of Cnidus (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Κνίδου) was a military operation conducted in 394 BC by the Achaemenid Empire against the Spartan fleet during the Corinthian War. A fleet under the joint command of Pharnabazus and former Athenian admiral, Conon, destroyed the Spartan fleet led by the inexperienced Peisander, ending Sparta's brief bid for naval supremacy.

The battle outcome was a significant boost for the anti-Spartan coalition that resisted Spartan hegemony in the course of the Corinthian War.

  1. ^ "MYSIA, Kyzikos. Pharnabazos". Classical Numismatic Group, LLC. Lancaster and London: CNG. 2020. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2019-04-28.