''Antiquity
'' means "ancient times", and may be used of any period before the Middle_Ages. Most commonly it means the classical_antiquity of Greece and Rome, but may also be used of ancient_Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia or other early civilizations of the Near_East. It is less commonly seen for civilizations of the Far_East. The term may also be used of archaeological objects from ancient cultures.
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