Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
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The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Coronea (394 BC) canonical | 5 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Agesilaus II's army
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Argos ⓘ Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Thebes ⓘ coalition of Greek city-states ⓘ other anti-Spartan allies ⓘ |
| cause | opposition to Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ |
| combatantCommander | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| commanderOf | Spartan forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 394 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | later operations of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Argive troops
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Athenian troops ⓘ Corinthian troops ⓘ Spartans ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan hoplites
Theban hoplites ⓘ allied contingents from Asia Minor ⓘ mercenary troops ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Coronea ⓘ |
| location |
Boeotia
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central Greece ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | hoplite phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
one of the major land engagements of the Corinthian War
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pitted Agesilaus II against a broad Greek coalition ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Spartan hegemony ⓘ |
| outcome |
Agesilaus II held the field
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Spartan army able to withdraw ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Nemea ⓘ |
| primarySource | Xenophon ⓘ |
| primarySourceWork | Hellenica ⓘ |
| result | Spartan tactical victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Spartan hegemony remained contested
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did not end the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| yearInRomanNumerals | CCCXCIV BC ⓘ |
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