. "Hegemony (UK /h\u0268\u02C8\u0261\u025Bm\u0259ni/ or /\u02C8h\u0268d\u0292\u025Bm\u0259ni/, US /h\u0268\u02C8d\u0292\u025Bm\u0259ni/ or /\u02C8h\u0268d\u0292\u025Bmo\u028Ani/; Greek: \u1F21\u03B3\u03B5\u03BC\u03BF\u03BD\u03AF\u03B1 h\u0113gemon\u00EDa, \"leadership, rule\") is the political, economic, or military predominance or control of one state over others. In Ancient Greece (8th century BCE \u2013 6th century CE), hegemony denoted the politico\u2013military dominance of a city-state over other city-states."@en . .