antiquity

Universal Words noun (plural antiquities) 1 [U] the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans: The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity. * classical antiquity * a study of society from late antiquity to the fifteenth century 2 [U] the state of being very old or ancient: A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity. * Archaeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in the area. 3 [C,usually pl.] an object from ancient times: Egyptian / Roman antiquities