Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)

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battle engagement of the Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) was a major engagement of the Peloponnesian War in which Sparta decisively defeated a coalition led by Argos and Athens, reasserting its dominance in mainland Greece.

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Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) canonical 2
Battle of Mantinea (418 BCE) 2
Battle of Mantineia (418 BC) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Mantinea
ArgiveCommander Thrasylus ⓘ
AthenianCommander Laches ⓘ
Nicias ⓘ
belligerent Achaea ⓘ
Arcadian allies of Sparta ⓘ
Argos ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Boeotians ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Elis ⓘ
Mantinea ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
Tegea ⓘ
chronology late Archidamian phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
combatantStrength large hoplite armies on both sides ⓘ
commander King Agis II of Sparta ⓘ
conflict Peloponnesian War ⓘ
date 418 BC ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)
effect collapse of Argive-led coalition ⓘ
discouragement of further open resistance to Sparta in the Peloponnese ⓘ
reassertion of Spartan hegemony in mainland Greece ⓘ
weakening of Argos ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
followedBy renewed Spartan dominance in the Peloponnese ⓘ
forceType hoplite phalanx ⓘ
GreekName Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Μάχη τῆς Μαντινείας (418 π.Χ.)
historicalSource Thucydides ⓘ
surface form: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
location Arcadia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
mainland Greece ⓘ
notableFeature Spartan right wing outflanked Argive left ⓘ
Spartan tactical reformation ordered by Agis II ⓘ
largest land battle of the Peloponnesian War up to that time ⓘ
opposingCoalition Argos–Athens–Mantinea–Elis alliance ⓘ
partOf Peloponnesian War ⓘ
place Mantinea ⓘ
politicalContext rivalry between Sparta and Argos for dominance in the Peloponnese ⓘ
temporary breakdown of the Peace of Nicias ⓘ
predecessorEvent Argive alliance with Athens ⓘ
Peace of Nicias ⓘ
Spartan defeat at Pylos ⓘ
result Spartan victory ⓘ
significance confirmed Sparta as leading land power in Greece before the Sicilian Expedition ⓘ
SpartanCommander Agis II ⓘ
tactics phalanx engagement ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spartan army → participatedIn → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
Mantineia → battleOccurredHere → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mantineia (418 BC)
Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) → GreekName → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Μάχη τῆς Μαντινείας (418 π.Χ.)
Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Mantinea
Mantinea → siteOf → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
Nician Peace → chronologicallyPrecedes → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mantinea (418 BCE)
Νικίας → participatedIn → Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Mantinea (418 BCE)