ancient historyn.

Brit.

/ˌeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈhɪst(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌeɪn(t)ʃ(ə)nt ˈhɪst(ə)ri/

Forms: see ancient adj. and n.¹ and history n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ancient adj., history n.

Etymology: < ancient adj. + history n.

1. The events of antiquity; spec. the history of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean area and the Near East up to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476; the narration and study of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > experience or event by which one is affected > ancient history (of a person)

ancient history1566

ancient1595

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > branches or types of history

ancient history1566

church story1581

archaeology1607

church history1609

local history1615

mythistory1731

human story1753

intellectual history1755

oral history1827

Assyriology1828

world history1833

hierologya1848

meta-history1854

Hibernologya1869

prehistory1871

proto-history1876

prehistorics1879

earth history1880

Sumerology1897

historiometry1909

black history1920

herstory1932

ethnohistory1938

meta-history1946

Annales1952

Hittitology1952

revisionism1965

longue durée1968

Warburgianism1977

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > historical narrative > [noun] > history as a branch of knowledge

historya1450

ancient history1566

ancient1595

social history1814

1566 J. Rastell Treat.: Beware of M. Iewel ii. iii. sig. Q There needeth not a Texte for their praise, owt of the Scriptures or Auncient Historie.

1649 Necessary Exam. Dangerous Design & Pract. 14 You had not so much vexed the venerable leaves of ancient History, as you had done the late scribble of your general Assemblies.

1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 162 It's marked in ancient history, that there was never almost an eminent heresie or heretick, but had some special women for the promovers thereof.

1738 S. Berington Great Duties Life Pref. p. xvi One of the most judicious and curious Searchers into ancient History these latter Ages have produced.

1767 J. Bryant (title) Observations and Inquiries relating to various parts of Ancient History.

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. Pref. p. viii The subversion of the western empire is manifestly the natural termination of ancient history.

1869 G. Rawlinson Man. Anc. Hist. 9 Ancient History may be mapped out..ethnographically, according to states and nations.

1938 Greece & Rome 7 123 Anyone with a taste for ancient history will be impressed by its sane use of archaeological evidence.

1994 J. T. Roberts Athens on Trial v. 110 The access he [sc. Plutarch] enjoyed to sources no longer extant makes him an important resource for ancient history.

2. Chiefly colloquial. The past or a past event considered as no longer relevant, important, or interesting. Cf. history n. 12, prehistory n. 2.

ΚΠ

1838 Ann. Reg. 1837 i. Hist. Europe 71/2 ‘I am not’, said Mr. O'Connell, ‘to be told that all this is ancient history,—these laws were in force when I was born.’

1841 I. F. Romer Sturmer II. vii. 261 All that you are talking about is ancient history; those follies are over, and have not left a trace behind them here.

1875 Contemp. Rev. Nov. 870 The mutiny is now becoming an event of ancient history.

1908 Busy Man's Mag. Nov. 37/1 ‘Ancient history, governor,’ said Woolford. ‘We knew all that before.’

1961 P. Spencer Full Term i. 15 You won't get anywhere by fretting about it... It's ancient history by now, anyway. People do odd things in drink.

2000 Texas Alcalde (Univ. Texas) Nov.–Dec. 49/1 Three Mile Island is ancient history, and nuclear accidents happen in other countries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ancient history
释义	ancient historyn. Brit. /ˌeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈhɪst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌeɪn(t)ʃ(ə)nt ˈhɪst(ə)ri/ Forms: see ancient adj. and n.¹ and history n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ancient adj., history n. Etymology: < ancient adj. + history n. 1. The events of antiquity; spec. the history of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean area and the Near East up to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476; the narration and study of this. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > experience or event by which one is affected > ancient history (of a person) ancient history1566 ancient1595 the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > branches or types of history ancient history1566 church story1581 archaeology1607 church history1609 local history1615 mythistory1731 human story1753 intellectual history1755 oral history1827 Assyriology1828 world history1833 hierologya1848 meta-history1854 Hibernologya1869 prehistory1871 proto-history1876 prehistorics1879 earth history1880 Sumerology1897 historiometry1909 black history1920 herstory1932 ethnohistory1938 meta-history1946 Annales1952 Hittitology1952 revisionism1965 longue durée1968 Warburgianism1977 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > historical narrative > [noun] > history as a branch of knowledge historya1450 ancient history1566 ancient1595 social history1814 1566 J. Rastell Treat.: Beware of M. Iewel ii. iii. sig. Q There needeth not a Texte for their praise, owt of the Scriptures or Auncient Historie. 1649 Necessary Exam. Dangerous Design & Pract. 14 You had not so much vexed the venerable leaves of ancient History, as you had done the late scribble of your general Assemblies. 1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 162 It's marked in ancient history, that there was never almost an eminent heresie or heretick, but had some special women for the promovers thereof. 1738 S. Berington Great Duties Life Pref. p. xvi One of the most judicious and curious Searchers into ancient History these latter Ages have produced. 1767 J. Bryant (title) Observations and Inquiries relating to various parts of Ancient History. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. Pref. p. viii The subversion of the western empire is manifestly the natural termination of ancient history. 1869 G. Rawlinson Man. Anc. Hist. 9 Ancient History may be mapped out..ethnographically, according to states and nations. 1938 Greece & Rome 7 123 Anyone with a taste for ancient history will be impressed by its sane use of archaeological evidence. 1994 J. T. Roberts Athens on Trial v. 110 The access he [sc. Plutarch] enjoyed to sources no longer extant makes him an important resource for ancient history. 2. Chiefly colloquial. The past or a past event considered as no longer relevant, important, or interesting. Cf. history n. 12, prehistory n. 2. ΚΠ 1838 Ann. Reg. 1837 i. Hist. Europe 71/2 ‘I am not’, said Mr. O'Connell, ‘to be told that all this is ancient history,—these laws were in force when I was born.’ 1841 I. F. Romer Sturmer II. vii. 261 All that you are talking about is ancient history; those follies are over, and have not left a trace behind them here. 1875 Contemp. Rev. Nov. 870 The mutiny is now becoming an event of ancient history. 1908 Busy Man's Mag. Nov. 37/1 ‘Ancient history, governor,’ said Woolford. ‘We knew all that before.’ 1961 P. Spencer Full Term i. 15 You won't get anywhere by fretting about it... It's ancient history by now, anyway. People do odd things in drink. 2000 Texas Alcalde (Univ. Texas) Nov.–Dec. 49/1 Three Mile Island is ancient history, and nuclear accidents happen in other countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1566
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