Battle of Orneae | |||||||
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Part of Peloponnesian War | |||||||
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Orneae |
Argos Athens | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown |
1,200 Hoplites 40 Triremes |
The Battle of Orneae was an engagement that took place in the winter of 417 BC during the Peloponnesian War in the city of Orneae, between a Spartan garrison left in Orneae after the Battle of Hysiae and the forces of Argos and Athens.