Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)

Battle of Mantinea
	Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date	418 BC
Location	Mantinea37.6°N 22.4°E
Result	Spartan victory
Belligerents
Sparta; Arcadian allies of Sparta; Tegea	Argos; Athens; Mantinea; Arcadian allies of Argos
Commanders and leaders
Agis II; Pharax; Hipponoïdas; Aristocles	Laches †; Nicostratus †
Strength
total: about 9,000 3,500 Spartans; 600 Sciritae; 2,000 Neodamodes; 3,000 Arcadian and Tegean allies and cavalry;	total: about 8,000 3,000 Argives; 1,000 Athenian hoplites (heavy infantry), plus cavalry; 2,000 Mantineans; 1,000 mercenary Arcadians; 1,000 Cleonaeans, Orneans, Aeginetans and other allied;
Casualties and losses
About 300 Spartans with insignificant other allied casualties	About 1,100 (700 Argives, 200 Mantineans, 200 Athenians and Aeginetans)
	Location of the Battle of Mantinea (418 BC).

The first Battle of Mantinea was fought in 418 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In this battle Sparta and its Peloponnesian allies defeated an allied army of Argos, Athens, Mantinea and several others.

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