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Use of accusative instead of ablative with 'pro'

Use of accusative instead of ablative with 'pro'
  1. Does pro take the ablative?
  2. What case does pro take Latin?
  3. What is the difference between in ablative and in accusative?

Does pro take the ablative?

The entry for pro in Lewis & Short mentions at II that the preposition pro comes with the ablative but remarks that accusative is possible in late Latin.

What case does pro take Latin?

SIDSPACE is a mnemonic used in remembering which Latin prepositions take the ablative case. SIDSPACE stands for the following prepositions: sub (during), in (at), de (about), sine (without), pro (before), ab (after), cum (with), and ex (from).

What is the difference between in ablative and in accusative?

“In” with the accusative means into, onto, against... it has the idea of forward motion, whereas “in” with the ablative denotes simply position, in or on. “Sub” can also take both cases.

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