Battle of Nemea | |||||||
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Part of the Corinthian War | |||||||
![]() The Athenian cavalryman Dexileos fighting an hoplite.[1] Dexileos was killed in action near Corinth in the summer of 394 BC during the Corinthian War. Dexileos probably died in the Battle of Nemea itself,[1] or in a proximate engagement.[2] Grave Stele of Dexileos, early 4th century BC. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sparta Peloponnesian League |
Thebes Argos Athens Corinth | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Aristodemus | Thrasybulus (Athenian contingent) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000–19,000 hoplites 600 cavalrymen 300 archers 400 slingers |
24,000 hoplites 1,500 cavalrymen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,100 dead or wounded | 2,800 dead or wounded | ||||||
Location of the Battle of Nemea |
The Battle of Nemea of 394 BC, also known in ancient Athens as the Battle of Corinth,[3] was a battle in the Corinthian War, between Sparta and the coalition of Argos, Athens, Corinth, and Thebes. The battle was fought in Corinthian territory, at the dry bed of the Nemea River. The battle was a decisive Spartan victory, which, coupled with the Battle of Coronea later in the same year, gave Sparta the advantage in the early fighting on the Greek mainland.