ancient+times

  • 41ancient peoples — peoples of the ancient times, ancient civilizations, historical kingdoms of the near east near such as Greece and Rome …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 42ancient — ancient1 adjective belonging to or originating in the very distant past. ↘chiefly humorous very old. noun 1》 archaic or humorous an old man. 2》 (the ancients) the people of ancient times, especially the classical Greeks and Romans. Phrases the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 43ancient history — noun Date: 1555 1. the history of ancient times 2. knowledge or information that is widespread and has lost its initial freshness or importance ; common knowledge …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44ancient manuscripts — documents that were written in ancient times …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45ancient melody — tune written in ancient times …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46ancient —   Kahiko; mauliauhonua (rare).    ♦ Ancient times, wā kahiko, kumupa a, kuapapa …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 47ancient demesne — noun : demesne held from ancient times; specifically : the demesne belonging to the English crown at the time of the settlement of the Norman Conquest as recorded in the Domesday Book …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

    Universalium

  • 49Ancient Egypt — was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt. The civilization began around 3150 BC [Only after 664 BC are dates secure. See Egyptian… …

    Wikipedia

  • 50Ancient — An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English