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pedantry works best when correct. "Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity." Perhaps

• brabel 7mo ago
  Galileo lived in the 16th century. Late antiquity ends around the end of the Western Roman Empire I think, which was before 500AD!?
  • edgyquant 7mo ago
    But the text his notes were found in is ancient
    • lostlogin 7mo ago
      No it isn’t, unless you date reprints to first edition publication.
      • ant6n 7mo ago
        They don't refer to an ancient book. They refer to an ancient text, as well as ancient wisdom.