ancients

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people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

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According to these thinkers, the ancients worshiped natural phenomena, such as fire and air, gradually coming to describe them as gods. Source: Internet

As heat and drought set in, the freshwater dried up, and the ancients were forced to survive by plucking tiny seeds from desert shrubs called pickleweed. Source: Internet

Counsel from the ancients, a study of Badaga proverbs, prayers, omens and curses. Source: Internet

Counsel from the ancients: A study of Badaga proverbs, prayers, omens, and curses. Source: Internet

Although making it clear that sermo vulgaris existed, the ancients said very little about it. Source: Internet

Because this was the manner of philosophy among the ancients, a kind of laconic brevity. Source: Internet

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