Quo (to/towards what place) ambulant Athenienses?

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Question restatement: The task asks for the Latin phrase indicating the destination of Athens-people (Athenienses) who are walking, i.e., 'Quo (to/towards what place) ambulant Athenienses?' Options: 1) Ad templum Delphicum ambulant Athenienses. 2) Ex templo Delphico ambulant Athenienses. 3) In templo Delphico ambulant Athenienses.

Option 1 analysis: 'Ad templum Delphicum ambulant Athenienses.' This uses the preposition 'ad' meaning 'to/towards' followed by the accusative 'templum Delphicum' (the temple of Delphi, in a neuter singular form). This fits the meaning 'The Athenians walk to the Delphi temple' or 'to the temple of Delphi.' The case and preposition are correct for indicating direction toward a destination, so this is a correct construction.

Option 2 analysis: 'Ex templo Delphico ambulant Athenienses.' The preposition 'ex' means 'out of' or 'from' and is used with the ablative case. Here it would translate roughly as 'The Athenienses walk from the temple of Delphi,' which answers a different question (origin, not destination). Since the prompt asks for 'to what place,' this option gives an incorrect sense of destination.

Option 3 analysis: 'In templo Delphico ambulant Athenienses.' The preposition 'in' with the ablative in classical Latin can mean 'in' or 'on' (location within a place) or, less commonly, with the accusative to indicate motion into a place. If interpreted as motion into, one might expect 'in templum' with accusative and a destination sense, but 'in templo Delphico' uses the ablative 'templo' in a phrase that more naturally expresses location 'in the temple' rather than direction toward it. Moreover, with a definitive destination question like this, many would expect 'ad' rather than 'in' for motion toward a place. Therefore, this option conveys either a static location or a less natural directional sense, making it incorrect for indicating the destination of motion.

Summary of reasoning: Option 1 correctly expresses motion toward a destination using 'ad' plus the accusative form of 'templum Delphicum' to indicate 'to the temple of Delphi.' Option 2 misapplies the particle by signaling origin rather than destination, which does not answer the question about 'to where?' Option 3 could be interpreted as 'into/into the temple' but in classical usage it more naturally denotes location rather than direction toward a destination, making it an incorrect choice for the asked meaning.

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Quo (to/towards what place) ambulant Athenienses?

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