§426. Relations of Place

Relations of Place¹ are expressed as follows:—

• The place from which, by the Ablative with ab, dē, or ex.
• The place to which (or end of motion), by the Accusative with<*>d or in.
• The place where, by the Ablative with in (Locative Ablative).

Examples are:—

• Place from which:—

  • ā septentriōne, from the north.
  • cum ā vōbīsdiscesserō; (Cat. M. 79), when I leave you.
  • dē prōvinciādēcēdere, to come away from one's province.
  • dē monte, down from the mountain.
  • negōtiātorex āfricā (Verr. 2.1.14), a merchant from Africa.
  • ex Britanniāobsidēs mīsērunt (B. G. 4.38), they sent hostages from Britain.
  • Mōsa prōfluit ex monteVosegō; (id. 4.10), the Meuse (flows from) rises in the Vosges mountains.

• Place to which (end of motion):—

  • nocte ad Nerviōspervēnērunt (B. G. 2.17), they came by night to the Nervii.
  • adībam ad istum fundum (Caec. 82), I was going to that estate.
  • in āfricamnāvigāvit, he sailed to Africa; in ītaliamprofectus, gone to Italy.
  • lēgātumin Treverōs mittit (B. G. 3.11), he sends his lieutenant into the [country of the] Treveri.

• Place where:—

  • in hāc urbe vītam dēgit, he passed his life in this city.
  • sī inGalliāremanērent (B. G. 4.8), if they remained in Gaul.
  • dum haec in Venetīs geruntur (id. 3.17), while this was going on among the Veneti.
  • oppidum in īnsulā positum (id. 7.58), a town situated on an island.