People or things from very long ago in history, especially civilizations like Greece, Rome, or Egypt.
From Latin 'antianus,' meaning 'old' or 'former.' Over time it came to refer specifically to people and civilizations from the distant past.
The 'ancients' are so old that we often think they're just dusty history, but they invented democracy, concrete, plumbing, and mathematics—basically everything that makes modern life work.
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