The ancients
Definition
The people, nations, or authors who lived during Antiquity, particularly within the classical Greek and Roman civilizations. In a cultural and literary sense, the term denotes the ancient philosophers, writers, and scholars whose works, ideas, and aesthetic standards laid the foundations of modern Western culture and civilization.
Bilingual Equivalents
- The ancients
- Ancient authors
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine plural noun, definite articulated structural variation. |
| Formation | Functional substantivization of the historical adjective 'antic' through standard plural articulation. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ˈti.t͡ʃij] |
| Source | Glossary of Historiography, Classical Literature, and Humanistic Studies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Profesorul ne-a explicat cum anticii foloseau geometria pentru a măsura mișcarea planetelor.
EN: The professor explained to us how the ancients used geometry to measure the movement of planets.
RO: Multe dintre secretele arhitecturale folosite de anticii romani s-au pierdut în negura timpului.
EN: Many of the architectural secrets used by the ancient Romans were lost in the mists of time.
RO: În eseurile sale, autorul interbelic revine mereu la modelele morale lăsate de anticii eleni.
EN: In his essays, the interwar author always returns to the moral models left by the ancient Hellenes.
Idioms & Phrases
Înțelepciunea anticilor / Wisdom of the ancients
RO: Ansamblu de precepte filosofice, morale și științifice moștenite de la marii gânditori ai lumii greco-romane.
EN: The set of philosophical, moral, and scientific precepts inherited from the great thinkers of the Greco-Roman world.
Scrierile anticilor / Writings of the ancients
RO: Totalitatea textelor clasice, manuscriselor și tratatelor literare sau științifice salvate din marile biblioteci ale vechimii.
EN: The totality of classical texts, manuscripts, and literary or scientific treatises saved from the great libraries of antiquity.
Tradiția anticilor / Tradition of the ancients
RO: Sistem structural de norme estetice, retorice și artistice care a servit drept model pentru umaniști și clasiciști.
EN: A structural system of aesthetic, rhetorical, and artistic norms that served as a model for humanists and classicists.
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