Battle of Nemea

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The Battle of Nemea was a major land engagement in 394 BC during the Corinthian War, in which a Spartan-led army decisively defeated a coalition of Greek city-states including Athens, Corinth, Argos, and Thebes.

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Battle of Nemea canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
associatedPolities Argive polis ⓘ
Athenian polis ⓘ
linked to: polis of Athens

Corinthian polis ⓘ
linked to: Corinth

Lacedaemon ⓘ
linked to: Sparta

Theban polis ⓘ
belligerent Argos ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Boeotian League ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Lacedaemonian allies ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
chronologyWithinWar fought in the middle phase of the Corinthian War ⓘ
combatant1 Lacedaemonian allies ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
combatant2 Argos ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Boeotian League ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
conflict Corinthian War ⓘ
date 394 BC ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cnidus ⓘ
Battle of Coronea (394 BC) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 4th century BC ⓘ
location Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity

Nemea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
militaryBranch hoplite infantry ⓘ
notableFor Spartan tactical discipline in hoplite warfare ⓘ
largest land battle of the Corinthian War ⓘ
outcome decisive Spartan victory ⓘ
partOf Corinthian War ⓘ
precededBy early campaigns of the Corinthian War ⓘ
primaryOpponents Spartan alliance vs coalition of Athens, Corinth, Argos, and Thebes ⓘ
result Spartan victory ⓘ
side1Strength Spartan-led army ⓘ
side2Strength coalition army of several Greek city-states ⓘ
significance temporarily restored Spartan dominance on land during the Corinthian War ⓘ
theater Greek mainland ⓘ
typeOfWarfare hoplite phalanx warfare ⓘ
year 394 BC ⓘ

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Corinthian War → notableBattle → Battle of Nemea ⓘ
Battle of Coronea (394 BC) → precededBy → Battle of Nemea ⓘ
Corinthian troops → participatedIn → Battle of Nemea ⓘ