ancient history

noun

1
: the history of ancient times
2
: something from the past dismissed as no longer important or relevant to the present
regarding their former dispute as ancient history

Examples of ancient history in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And that game is now ancient history — the page now must turn to the 2024 season. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024 And yet virtually nobody credited Putin with savvy for his initial peroration on Russia's ancient history. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 While in town, explore the Ancient Theatre of Larissa, dedicated to the god Dionysus, to learn more about the area's ancient history. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024 The series, which is produced by Triggerfish, features animators from six African countries drawing on their own ancient histories, folklores and contemporary urban landscapes to reimagine a world populated with cyborg cattle, flying minibus-taxis, radioactive octopi and robotic birds. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 26 June 2023 Over the next 11 months, the couple had several conversations with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, which aims to protect and preserve the heritage and ancient history of Egypt. Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023 That might make the revelations in a new exhibition in Madrid seem like ancient history. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024 Throughout the earlier seasons, controversial allusions to extramarital affairs and various scandals were protected by the fact that the culprits were either deceased, or that these tales were considered ancient history. Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023 This teacher of ancient history must come to terms with his own past. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ancient history was in 1566

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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancient%20history. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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