[Special Vocabulary]

   Athe:nae, -a:rum, f., plur., Athens
   Corinthus, -i:, f., Corinth
  domus, -u:s\, locative domi:\, f., house, home (dome).  Cf.
    domicilium\
  Gena:va, -ae\, f., Geneva
   Pompe:ii, -o:rum, m., plur., Pompeii, a city in Campania.  See map
  propter\, prep. with acc., _on account of, because of_
   ru:s, ru:ris, in the plur. only nom. and acc. ru:ra\, n., country
    (rustic)
  tergum, tergi:\, n., _back_; a:  tergo:\, behind, in the rear
  vulnus, vulneris\, n., _wound_ (vulnerable)

  committo:, committere, commi:si:, commissus\, _intrust, commit;_
    proelium committere\, join battle
  convoco:, convoca:re, convoca:vi:, convoca:tus\, _call together,
    summon_ (convoke)
  timeo:, time:re, timui:, ——­\, fear; be afraid (timid)
  verto:, vertere, verti:, versus\, _turn, change_ (convert);
    terga vertere\, to turn the backs, hence to retreat

262. We have become thoroughly familiar with expressions like the following: 

  Galba ad (or in) oppidum properat
  Galba ab (de or ex) oppido properat
  Galba in oppido habitat

From these expressions we may deduce the following rules: 

263. RULE.  Accusative of the Place to. The /place to which\ is expressed by /ad\ or /in\ with the accusative.  This answers the question Whither?

264. RULE.  Ablative of the Place from. The /place from which\ is expressed by /a:\ or /ab\, /de\, /e:\ or /ex\, with the separative ablative.  This answers the question Whence? (Cf.  Rule, Sec. 179.)

265. RULE.  Ablative of the Place at or in. The /place at or in which\ is expressed by the ablative with /in\.  This answers the question Where?

    a. The ablative denoting the place where is called the locative
    ablative (cf. locus\, _place_).

266. Exceptions.  Names of towns, small islands,[1] domus\, _home_, ru:s\, country, and a few other words in common use omit the prepositions in expressions of place, as,

  Galba Athenas properat, Galba hastens to Athens
  Galba Athenis properat, Galba hastens from Athens
  Galba Athenis habitat, Galba lives at (or in) Athens
  Galba domum properat, Galba hastens home
  Galba rus properat, Galba hastens to the country
  Galba domo properat, Galba hastens from home
  Galba rure properat, Galba hastens from the country
  Galba ruri (less commonly rure) habitat,
    Galba lives in the country

    a. Names of countries, like Germania\, Italia\, etc., do not
    come under these exceptions. With them prepositions must not be
    omitted.