Ablative of Place from Which

The ablative without a preposition is used to express the place from which the action of the (motion) verb is taking place. It only is used, however, in the case of the names of cities, towns and domus. This is an adverbial ablative use that does not require a preposition in Latin. Here are some examples:

Roma discesserunt, "they left (from) Rome"

domo discesserunt, "they left (from) home"

Countries and districts do, however, require a preposition:

ex Italiam navigavit, "he sailed from Italy"

See the Related Topics for more expressions of place.

Other Ablative Uses

Ablatives with Prepositions
Ablative of Comparison
Degree of Difference
Ablative of Manner
Ablative of Means
Ablative Object
Ablative of Origin
Ablative of Place from Which
Ablative of Price
Ablative of Quality
Ablative of Separation
Ablative with Adjectives
Ablative of Time When
Ablative of Time Within Which