Mantinea, on the other hand, had requested assistance from Sparta, Athens, Achaea and the rest of Arcadia, so that almost all of Greece was represented on one side or the other.
Mantinea, pola súa banda, solicitou a axuda de Esparta, Atenas, Aquea e o resto de Arcadia, polo que practicamente toda Grecia se viu representada nun ou outro bando.