CLA160H1 Lecture 7: Lecture 7 - Shifting Hegemonies from Sparta to Thebes to Athens to Macedonia
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Shifting hegemonies from sparta to thebes to athens to macedonia (greece in the 4th century bce) athens, no longer a player in politics: power switches to sparta to thebes, and then back to athens until macedonia took full control afterwards. compelled cities to become oligarchies; building themselves a land empire: similar to athens during the delian league phase, when they tried to coerce cities to join the league. Thebes, a spartan ally, refused to help sparta in coercing other cities into oligarchies: caused tension between thebes and sparta, thebes thought that sparta was extending its newfound power too far. persians involved in greek affairs: they helped the spartans win the war in the peloponnesian war by providing money/funding. key players that drove sparta into expanding and acting like athens before its downfall: Lysander a general; helped convert cities into oligarchies: agesilaus spartan king; went to persia and conquered some of their cities.
