Ablative Absolute -

: Militibus laetis ("With the soldiers [being] happy"). Tense and Relative Timing

: This acts as the "subject" of the absolute phrase. ablative absolute

: Urbe capta ("With the city having been captured"). Noun + Noun : Caesare duce ("With Caesar [as] leader"). : Militibus laetis ("With the soldiers [being] happy")

The participle's tense dictates how the circumstance relates to the main verb: both in the :

The construction typically consists of two main elements, both in the :