the ancients
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the people who lived a very long time ago, especially in Greece or Rome
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someone from outside one of the major ancient societies such as Greece or Rome, who was considered to be violent and not educated
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in ancient Rome, someone who fought against wild animals and other gladiators as a form of public entertainment
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a member of a group of German people who came to live in England in the 5th and 6th centuries ad
adjective
the people who lived at a particular period in history
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