What is Ancient?
{{wiktionary|ancient}} '''Ancient''' means very old. The word can also be used in these ways: *[[Ancient history]] — the period of written history starting more or less 5,000–5,500 years ago. *[[Ancient (band)]] — the progressive [[black metal]] musical group. *[[Ancient (company)]] — the Japanese software developer. *Ancient — used to refer to an [[ensign]] in [[medieval]] times, appearing in texts such as [[Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[Othello]]. {{disambig}}