9 sentences with “potential”

The Centenary Assembly voted to intensify the Roman military engagement as its members wanted potential riches to be won in war.

"Arete" meant, among other things, to realise one's potential, which was almost always the highest goal advocated in Greek philosophy.

So the "domesticated" retroviruses have the potential to introduce a good gene into the deficient dna of every cell in a person's body.

With such a high demand, any neighbouring settlement was a potential source of slaves, and slavery was therefore an integral part of the Mediterranean economy.

The emperor created an atmosphere of terror in elite Roman circles in an effort to keep an eye on potential rebels, assassinating senators and elites he suspected.

This was a great incentive to serve in the Roman army, as any soldier now had the potential to become very wealthy if he participated in a successful campaign against Rome's enemies.

Classical statuary, in turn, often celebrated the human potential for beauty, especially in nude sculptures of male warriors and athletes at the height of strength and physical development.

For about ten years, the Macedonians bribed potential Greek allies, threatened those who opposed them, and launched attacks in northern Greece while the larger southern polis prepared for war.

Although Alexander the Great had arrived in Anatolia with only 45,000 men, against a potential Persian army of about 300,000, the Persians had far fewer troops at any given time during the early years of Alexander's campaign.