Ad potentiam

Latin Construction

ad potentiam.

1. ‘In regard to power.’

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Loci

• αʹ Cicero, De Officiis 1.3:

aut anquirunt aut consultant ad vitae commoditatem iucunditatemque, ad facultates rerum atque copias, ad opes, ad potentiam, quibus et se possint iuvare et suos

They look for or consider happiness and the comforts of life, resources and means, power, and influence, by which they can help both themselves and their friends.

• βʹ Cicero, De Officiis 2.7:

latissime patet neque ad incolumitatem solum, sed etiam ad opes et potentiam valet plurimum

it has a very broad application, and not just to our security, but also to our influence and power it is most effective

• γʹ Cicero, De Re Publica 2.54:

quodque erat ad obtinendam potentiam nobilium vel maximum, vehementer id retinebatur

And they quite fiercely held on to that which served to maintain the power of noble and great men.