English > antiquity: 3 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe. |
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| Category of | Ana | mother of the ancient Irish gods |
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| Bacchus | (classical mythology) god of wine |
| Chinese deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese |
| Egyptian deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
| Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
| Lug, Lugh | ancient Celtic god |
| Norse deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen |
| Persian deity | A deity worshiped by the ancient Persians |
| Phrygian deity | deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor |
| Ra, Re | ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk |
| Roman, Romanic | Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) |
| Roman deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Romans |
| Semitic deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Semites |
| augur, auspex | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy |
| catacomb | An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) |
| centurion | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers |
| choragus | (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival |
| circus | (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games / games / games |
| dithyramb | (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) |
| galley | (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars |
| gladiator | (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat |
| humor, humour | (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state |
| laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath | (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory |
| lustrum | A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census |
| paean, pean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
| pantheon | (antiquity) a temple to all the gods |
| pontifex | A member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome |
| procurator | (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes |
| sibyl | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet |
| toga virilis | (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship |
| torch race | (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next |
| tribune | (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests |
| Part of | history | The aggregate of past events |
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| Broader | historic period, age | An era of history having some distinctive feature |
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| Spanish | antigüedad |
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| Catalan | antiguitat |
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| Adjectives | antique | belonging to or lasting from times long ago |
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