Battle of Nemea

BelligerentsSparta
Peloponnesian LeagueThebes
Argos
Athens
CorinthCommanders and leaders AristodemusThrasybulus (Athenian contingent)Strength 18,000–19,000 hoplites
600 cavalrymen
300 archers
400 slingersCasualties and losses 1,100 dead or wounded 2,800 dead or wounded

The Battle of Nemea of 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.