quadrāgintā annōs vīxit, he lived forty years;
hīc locus passūs sescentōs aberat, this place was six hundred paces away;
arborēs quīnquāgintā pedēs altae, trees fifty feet high;
abhinc septem annōs, seven years ago.
2. Emphasis is sometimes added by using the Preposition per; as,
per biennium labōrāvī, I toiled throughout two years.
Accusative of Limit of Motion.
[182]. 1. The Accusative of Limit of Motion is used—
a) With names of Towns, Small Islands, and Peninsulas; as,—
Rōmam vēnī, I came to Rome;
Athēnās proficīscitur, he sets out for Athens;
Dēlum pervēnī, I arrived at Delos.
b) With domum, domōs, rūs; as,—
domum revertitur, he returns home;
rūs ībō, I shall go to the country.
NOTE.—When domus means house (i.e. building), it takes a preposition; as,—