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Is it usual to call the 16th century "ancient"?
by antman 12y ago
Is it usual to call the 16th century "ancient"?
- dimitar 12y agoAncient simply means old; however it is also a adjective meaning "from Antiquity", the period before the fall of the Western Roman empire. So yes and no, but I would probably avoid using Ancient for an event from the 16th century.
- olavk 11y agoHighly unusual when talking about European history. Outside of this context though, ancient may just mean "very old".