Definitions
1.adjectiveHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old."an ancient city an ancient forest"
2.adjectiveExistent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern."an ancient author an ancient empire"
3.adjective(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
4.adjectiveExperienced; versed.
5.adjectiveFormer; sometime.
6.adjective(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.