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- Dictionaryancient/ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence: "the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an old man: archaic, humorous "a solitary ancient in a tweed jacket"
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5 days ago · Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script and continuing until the expansion of Islam in late antiquity.
3 days ago · Ancient religions can be defined as the religions of Mediterranean antiquity, with important connections to the neighboring Ancient Near East. While different approaches to these religions formed throughout European intellectual history, proper academic theories and methods of their study started to emerge in the nineteenth century, with a ...
5 days ago · Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centered on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 BCE following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire in the West in the 5th century CE.
5 days ago · Cuneiform, system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning ‘wedge-shaped,’ has been the modern designation from the early 18th century onward. Learn more about cuneiform’s development and influence.
5 days ago · Dating back thousands of years are numerous examples of ancient technology that leave us awe-struck at the knowledge and wisdom held by people of our past. They were the result of incredible advances in engineering and innovation as new, powerful civilizations emerged and came to dominate the ancient world.
4 days ago · More than just a house. Ours is the first published evidence for domestic architecture from this period. These buildings are substantial, between 4 and 8 meters wide.
4 days ago · Sanskrit language, an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are the Vedas, composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit. In its grammatical structure, Sanskrit is similar to other early Indo-European languages such as Greek and Latin.
