alliance Copy link Outline I. A union between states1. sŏcĭĕtas2. foedus, ĕris, n.II. A treaty establishing such unionIII. Connection between bodies of men or individuals1. sŏcĭĕtas2. conjunctĭoIV. Union arising from marriage • alliance: I. A union between states: 1. sŏcĭĕtas: an a. had been made with Ptolemy, cum Ptolemaeo s. erat facta, Caes.: the Treviri unite Ambiorix to themselves by an a. and a treaty, Treviri Ambiorigem sibi s. et foedere adjungunt, Caes.: to form an a. with any state, s. conjungere cum aliqua civitate, Sall.: to be faithful to an a., in s. manere, Nep.: to induce (a people) to break off a. with another people, a s. alicujus gentis avertere, Nep.: an offensive and defensive a., *s. ad bellum et defendendum et inferendum facta s. conjuncta (*foedus ad bellum et def. et inf. initum, Kr. and Georg.). 2. foedus, ĕris, n.: to conclude a treaty of peace and a. with any one, cum aliquo pacem et f. facere, Cic.: v. treaty, league. II. A treaty establishing such union: v. treaty. III. Connection between bodies of men or individuals: 1. sŏcĭĕtas: to enter into a defensive a. with any one, s. salutis cum aliquo coire, Cic.: to form a general a. with any one, s. omnium rerum cum aliquo facere or inire, Cic.: robbers united by a nefarious a., latrones inter se nefaria s. conjuncti, Cic.: to break off an a., s. dirimere, Cic. 2. conjunctĭo: our a. and affection, nostra c. amorque, Cic.: the bands of the closest a. with you, vincula tecum summae c., Cic.: v. CONNECTION, union. IV. Union arising from marriage: conjunctĭo: I hope that this a. (of his daughter with Crassipes) will be a source of pleasure to us, spero nobis hanc c. voluptati fore, Cic.: v. relationship, affinity, marriage.