Battle of Nemea

The Battle of Nemea (394 BC), also known in ancient Athens as the Battle of Corinth, 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.

For other Battles of Corinth, see Battle of Corinth (disambiguation).
Battle of Nemea
Part of the Corinthian War

The Athenian cavalryman Dexileos fighting an hoplite. 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, or in a proximate engagement. Grave Stele of Dexileos, early 4th century BC.
Date394 BC
Location
Nemea, Peloponnese, present-day Greece
37.8089°N 22.7103°E / 37.8089; 22.7103
Result Spartan victory
Belligerents
Sparta
Peloponnesian League		 Thebes
Argos
Athens
Corinth
Commanders and leaders
Aristodemus Unknown
Strength
18,000 hoplites 24,000 hoplites
600 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
1,100 dead or wounded 2,800 dead or wounded
Nemea
Location of the Battle of Nemea
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