abhinc (with accusative or ablative). Sometimes ante with hic. Three years ago, abhinc annos tres (or tribus annis). Six months ago, ante hos sex menses. Sometimes the ablative only will do: paucis his diebus (a few days ago): and ante is found for abhinc without hic; e.g., qui centum millibus annorum ante occiderunt. Long ago, pridem (opposed to nuper; marking a distant point of time): dudum (opposed to modo; marking a space, but only of some minutes or hours). All often used with jam. He died long ago, jam pridem mortuus est. You ought to have been executed long ago, ad mortem te duci jam pridem oportebat. Observe, not diu, which goes with the perfect definite: jam diu mortuus est, “he has been long dead.” An immense time ago! (in answer to a question: how long?) longissime! (Plaut.).