- (of a person or thing) having existed for a very long time: _an ancient civilization_
- existing or belonging to the distant past: _an ancient custom_
- (of a period of time) long past: _in ancient times_
- (of a document or text) written in an older form of a language: _an ancient manuscript_
- (of a building) built in an earlier style or period: _an ancient castle_
- (of a custom) of great age and long established: _ancient traditions_
- (Humorous) very old: _my ancient aunt_
The thirty-three communist officials gathered around The table barely moved and Sverdlov then urged his comrades to ratify that decision of the local communists. There was a silence. Lenin he left for a moment a note that he was writing for the Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Georgy Chicherin, and ex
Brown, the commander of Bde., flew over the scene of the fight , and Moore told him that he was dealing with about 600 North Vietnamese who would no doubt soon be reinforced. He asked for a company. supplement, a request which Brown had anticipated, also Co. B of 2nd Bn. from 7 of Cav. she stood rea
The Timariot horsemen of the Ottoman Army were, quite literally, the horsemen of destruction that the sword threatened to put even central Europe under the crescent moon. The Timariote cavalry formed the basis of all Ottoman Armies until the middle of the 19th century. The timariots, i.e. timari
The battle group, the various military manuals state, is the smallest tactical battle formation. A number of groups make up a platoon, platoons companies, companies battalions and so on. Consequently, the squad is the cell of an army, its smallest functional unit that can undertake a specific missio