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]
Date 394 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 class=notpageimage| 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.