page_title: Iphicrates
section_title: Egyptian campaign
hierarchical_section_title: Iphicrates / Biography / Egyptian campaign
caption_attribution_description: English: Achaemenid campaign against Egypt 373 BCE
context_page_description: Iphicrates was an Athenian general, who flourished in the earlier half of the 4th century BC. He is credited with important infantry reforms that revolutionized ancient Greek warfare by regularizing light-armed peltasts.
  Cornelius Nepos wrote that Iphicrates was such a leader, that he was not only comparable to the first commanders of his own time, but no one even of the older generals could be set above him. He had a deep knowledge of military tactics, he often had the command of armies and he never miscarried in an undertaking by his own fault. He was always eminent for invention and excellence that he not only introduced much that was new into the military art, but made many improvements in what existed before.
context_section_description: In about 378 BC, he was sent with a force of mercenaries to assist the Persians to reconquer Egypt, but a dispute with Pharnabazus led to the failure of the expedition. On his return to Athens he commanded an expedition in 373 BC for the relief of Corcyra, which was besieged by the Lacedaemonians.
caption: Iphicrates was part of the Achaemenid campaign of Pharnabazus II against Egypt in 373 BC.
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