the Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt

Synonym of ancientness

A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

(Christianity) A church descended from the historical Church of the East, which split from the Assyrian Church of the East over differences concerning the calendar.

A civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from ca. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE. Noted for building the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.

(obsolete) age; antiquity / (obsolete) seniority

related to the Ancient North Arabian script or language(s)

a group of South Semitic abjads used in central and northern Arabia from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE

(obsolete) Middle Chinese.