hegemony

Examples of hegemony in the following topics:

• Athens

  • Prior to the rise of Athens, Sparta, a city-state with a militaristic culture, considered itself the leader of the Greeks, and enforced an hegemony.
  • The 5th century BCE was a period of Athenian political hegemony, economic growth, and cultural flourishing that is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Athens.

• Effects of the Peloponnesian War

  • However, it marked the demise of Athenian naval and political hegemony throughout the Mediterranean.
  • By the end of the 5th century BCE, Sparta’s successes against the Athenian Empire and ability to invade Persian provinces in Anatolia ushered in a period of Spartan hegemony.
  • Agesilaus II was one of two Spartan kings during the period of Spartan hegemony.

• The Question of Spanish Succession

  • The question of Spanish succession at the turn of the 18th century was linked directly to the question of balance on powers in Europe and led to a major European war that ended the European hegemony of France.
  • However, the inheritance was so vast that its transference would dramatically increase either French or Austrian power which, due to the implied threat of European hegemony, was of the utmost importance to Europe as a whole.

• The Eastern Zhou Period

  • During this time, power became increasingly decentralized as regional feudal lords began to absorb smaller powers and vie for hegemony.
  • The period from 685-591 BCE was called The Five Hegemons, and featured, in order, the Hegemony of Qi, Song, Jin, Qin, and Chu.

• France and Cardinal Richelieu

  • Richelieu was instrumental in redirecting the Thirty Years' War from the conflict of Protestantism versus Catholicism to that of nationalism versus Habsburg hegemony.
  • Moreover, Louis took advantage of his nation's success during the Thirty Years' War to establish French hegemony in continental Europe.

• The Church During the Italian Renaissance

  • The 95 Theses led to the Reformation, a break with the Roman Catholic Church that previously claimed hegemony in Western Europe.

• The Macedonian Dynasty

• Sparta

  • A period of Spartan Hegemony was inaugurated at the end of the 5th century BCE, when Sparta defeated the Athenian Empire and invaded Persian provinces in Anatolia.

• Effects of the Persian Wars

  • According to Thucydides, the siege of Thasos marked the transformation of the League from an alliance into a hegemony.

• Fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire

  • At this time, many local dukes saw it as a chance to oppose the hegemony of Emperor Charles V.