 Achidzokera kuGirisi, Agesilaus anokatyamadzwa nokuwana vaAtene vaumba mubatanidzwa neThebes, Korinde, neArgos kurwisa vaSpartan, mubatanidzwa wacho uchitsigirwa nezvakasara zveUmambo hwaAchaemenid. Muhondo yeNemea, vaSpartan vanokurira vaAtene. Vanobva vatendeukira kuvaTheban, uye vanokunda muhondo yeCoronea. Zvisinei, sezvo Agesilaus ari kupemberera, anosvikwa nomurwi uyo anomuzivisa kuti kunyange zvazvo vakunda, uto rakaparadzwa. Agesilaus anopika kuti acharamba achitevedzera mutemo weSpartan wokurwisa, achitaura kuti kana achifanira kudaro, achatora vakadzi, vana, uye vakwegura, asi Cleombrotus anomurangaridza kuti pfuma yeSpartan haina chinhu. Sezvo Agesilaus anotsamwa, Cleombrotus anonongedzera kuti nguva yaSparta sesimba guru zvikurusa muMediterranean yokumabvazuva ingave yakasvika mugumo wayo womuzvarirwo. 