ancient Roman
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]ancient Roman (comparative more ancient Roman, superlative most ancient Roman)
- Of or relating to Ancient Rome.
Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to Ancient Rome
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Nomen
[edit]ancient Roman (plural ancient Romans)
- A native or inhabitant of Ancient Rome.
- 1845, Carl Dressner, A Treatise on the Genuine Pronunciation of the Ancient Romans, Dublin: William Curry, Jun., and Co., […], page 20:
- As regards the pronunciation of the vowels in general, we must observe here, how accurate, and even particular, the ancient Romans were in pronouncing a syllable which had a vowel long by nature besides its length by position.
- 2005, Michael Burgan, Empire of Ancient Rome (Great Empires of the Past), New York, N.Y.: Facts On File, Inc., →ISBN, page 87:
- When the city’s wells were no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the ancient Romans, aqueducts were built to bring water form surrounding hills.
- 2016, Pliny O’Brian, Myths of the Ancient Romans (World Mythologies), New York, N.Y.: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, pages 24–25:
- To the ancient Romans, these part-myth, part-legend stories proved that they were the most noble and virtuous people in the world.