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ancient history — 1. the study or a course of study of history before the end of the Western Roman Empire A.D. 476. 2. information or an event of the recent past that is common knowledge or is no longer pertinent: Last week s news is ancient history. 3. an event,… … Universalium
ancient history — noun uncount 1. ) the study of the people and way of life that existed a very long time ago, especially in Greece or Rome 2. ) INFORMAL things that happened a long time ago and so are no longer important: You can t still be upset about that it s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ancient history — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) the study of the people and way of life that existed a very long time ago, especially in Greece or Rome 2) informal things that happened a long time ago and so are no longer important You can t still be upset about… … English dictionary
Ancient history — Ancient redirects here. For other uses, see Ancient (disambiguation). The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory. Ancient history is the study of the written past [Crawford, O. G. S. (1927). Antiquity. [Gloucester,… … Wikipedia
Ancient history of Cyprus — History of Cyprus This article is part of a series Timeline … Wikipedia
Ancient history of Yemen — The ancient history of Yemen (South Arabia) is especially important because Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. [ [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/04/wap/ht04wap.htm Arabian Peninsula, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. | Timeline … Wikipedia
Ancient history of Mellor — The ancient history of the village of Mellor and surrounding hamlets in Greater Manchester, England is still shrouded in considerable mystery and the excavations have so far done more to add to the puzzlement than dispel it.BackgroundPreviously… … Wikipedia
ancient history — 1) N UNCOUNT Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome. 2) N UNCOUNT If you describe something as ancient history, you mean that it happened in the past and is no longer relevant to the present. It does… … English dictionary
Ancient history of Transylvania — The Romans exploited the gold mines in the province extensively, building access roads and forts to protect them, like Abrud. The region developed a strong infrastructure and economy, based on agriculture, cattle farming and mining. Colonists… … Wikipedia
history — noun 1 the past, esp. as a subject of study ADJECTIVE ▪ contemporary, early, recent ▪ the early history of the trade union movement ▪ things that happened in recent history ▪ ancie … Collocations dictionary
ancient 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
