Noun: ancient history 'eyn-shunt 'his-tu-ree
- A history of the ancient world
"The student was fascinated by the course on ancient history"
- Knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
"By the time he heard about the scandal, it was already ancient history"
Type of: account, chronicle, common knowledge, history, story
Encyclopedia: Ancient history