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Battle of Mantinea

Battle of Mantinea was a battle fought on 4 July 362 BC at Mantineia, in what is now Greece. It was part of Theban hegemony, which ran from 371 BC to 362 BC. The recorded result: Theban tactical victory; Strategic draw. Recorded strength: 25,000–30,000 men; 3,000 cavalry against 20,000 hoplites; 2,000 cavalry; including 6,000 Athenians and 1,000 Spartans.

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Battle of Mantinea
Bartolomeo Pinelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 July 362 BC
WhereMantineia, Greece37.600N, 22.400E
OutcomeTheban tactical victory; Strategic draw
BelligerentsThebes and Boeotian League; Tegea, Megalopolis and other Arcadian allies of Thebes; Argos; Thessalian allies of Thebes; Messene; Euboeans; Sicyon; Locrain allies of Thebes; Aenianians; MaliansagainstAthens and Second Athenian League; Mantineia; Sparta; Elis; Achaeans
Casualties and losses6,000and12,000
Part ofTheban hegemony371 BC to 362 BC

Record

Date4 July 362 BC
PlaceMantineia, Greece
37.600N, 22.400E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength25,000–30,000 men; 3,000 cavalry20,000 hoplites; 2,000 cavalry; including 6,000 Athenians and 1,000 Spartans
Casualties and losses6,00012,000
Commanders
  • Epaminondas
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Mantinea
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Mantinea today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-30. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 632 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 620 to 1,267 m, 647 m of relief, steep country and today it is 46% cropland, 30% grassland, 16% tree cover.

cropland: 46%grassland: 30%tree cover: 16%shrubland: 7%cropland 46%grassland 30%tree cover 16%shrubland 7%
west to east, 10.0 km631 to 1,134 mnorth to south, 10.0 km626 to 738 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 418 BC and 207 BC.

Battle of Mantinea is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q233399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mantinea (362 BC), revision 1370268969, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.