The Battle of Nemea 394 B.C.

Nemea is a battle for those who like lots of hoplites. It was the largest battle of the Corinthian War.
Xenephons Hellenica provides a description of the forces involved and the battle.

On the allied side were 6000 Athenian hoplites, 7000 Argive hoplites, 5000 Boeotian hoplites, 3000
Corinthian hoplites, and 3000 hoplites from Euboea. In addition to the hoplites there were 800
Boeotian horse, 600 Athenian horse, 100 Chalcidian horse, and 50 Opuntian Lorican horse.

Aristodemus


Lacedaemonians about six thousand, of the Eleans,
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Triphylians, Acrorians, and Lasionians almost three
thousand, and of the Sicyonians one thousand five hundred, while of the Epidaurians, Troezenians, Hermionians,
and Halians there were not less than three thousand. Besides these there were horsemen of the
Lacedaemonians to the number of about seven hundred, Cretan bowmen who accompanied the army, about
three hundred, and, further, slingers of the Marganians, Letrinians, and Amphidolians, not less than four
hundred
Athenians about six thousand hoplites, of the Argives, according to all accounts, about seven thousand, of the
Boeotians (since the Orchomenians were not present) only about five thousand, of the Corinthians about three
thousand, and, further, from the whole of Euboea not less than three thousand. This was the number of the
hoplites; but as for horsemen, there were of the Boeotians (since the Orchomenians were not present) about
eight hundred, of the Athenians about six hundred, of the Chalcidians from Euboea about one hundred, and of
the Opuntian Locrians about fifty.
six tribes of the Athenians found themselves opposite the Lacedaemonians, the other four being opposite the
Tegeans. Pellene, who, being pitted against the Thespians, but the Lacedaemonians did come upon the Argives
as they were returning from the pursuit, and when the first polemarch was about to attack them in front, it is
said that some one shouted out to let their front ranks pass by. When this had been done, they struck them on
their unprotected sides
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as they ran past, and killed many of them. The Lacedaemonians also attacked the
Corinthians as they were returning. And, furthermore, they likewise came upon some of the Thebans returning
from the pursuit, and killed a large number of them







Thebans




Corinth Euobea Argives

Athenians












Allies

Spartans

Formation Attack Defense Move Range Morale Notes Number
Aristodemus X X 8 X X X 1
Other Spartan Generals X X 8 X X X 4
Allied Generals X X 8 X X X 5
Spartans 5 6 6 X 11 Drillerd 16
Spartan Allies 4 6 6 X 9 Undrilled 32
Other Hoplites 4 6 6 X 10 Undrilled 48
Spartan Cavalry 2 5 12 X 9 Undrilled 1
Archers 2 4 6/8 6 11 Undrilled 1
Slingers 2 4 6/8 4 10 Undrilled 1
Spartan Light Infantry 3 4 6/8 2 9 Undrilled 2
Allied Cavalry 2 5 12 X 9 Undrilled 3
Allied Light Infantry 3 4 6/8 2 9 Undrilled 2