Hegemony
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hegemony · leadership · lead · sovereign power
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Dissertations on Early Law and Custom
A named Greek form of political ascendancy of one city or community over others.
it is called a hegemony, the political ascendency of some one city or community over a number of subject commonwealths.
Antidosis
Political leadership over the Greeks, claimed for Athens on the basis of benefactions, war exploits, and just leadership.
As to the hegemony, then, it is easy enough for you to make up your minds from what has been read to you that it should by right belong to Athens.
Again, what could be more patriotic or more serviceable to Athens than one which shows that by virtue both of our other benefactions and of our exploits in war we have greater claims to the hegemony than the Lacedaemonians?
Then, having concluded the account of these benefactions, and desiring to show more convincingly that leadership in the expedition is the right of Athens, I further try to prove that far greater honor is due to her for the perils she has faced in war than for her other benefactions.
On the Peace
Legitimate leadership among the Hellenes, contrasted with despotic empire.
For upon those who are so regarded they willingly confer both sovereign power and leadership.
And this very position of honor which the kings of Lacedaemon have from their citizens we Athenians have it in our power to win from the Hellenes, if only they become convinced that our supremacy will be the instrument, not of their enslavement, but of their salvation.
For if we really wish to clear away the prejudice in which we are held at the present time, we must cease from the wars which are waged to no purpose and so gain for our city the hegemony for all time;