silver ages

noun

plural of silver age
as in salad days

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millennia
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  • Nearly three millennia after audiences first heard these stories, Nolan’s The Odyssey has huge expectations.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
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