ancient Roman

English

Alternative forms

• Ancient Roman

Adjective

ancient Roman (comparative more ancient Roman, superlative most ancient Roman)

1. Of or relating to Ancient Rome.

Translations

of or pertaining to Ancient Rome

• Belarusian: старажытнары́мскі (staražytnarýmski)
• Bulgarian: древнори́мски (drevnorímski)
• French: romain antique
• German: altrömisch (de)
• Russian: древнери́мский (ru) (drevnerímskij)
• Ukrainian: давньори́мський (davnʹorýmsʹkyj)

Noun

ancient Roman (plural ancient Romans)

1. 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.