ancient history
human history from the earliest records to the end of the classical periods
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Summary
ancient history is a time interval[1]. It draws 16,413 Wikipedia views per month (time interval category, ranking #4 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: field of study[3], historical period[4]
- Follows: prehistory[5]
- Followed by: Middle Ages[6], Postclassical Era[7]
- Subclass of: history[8], Oldtid[9]
- Part of: study of history[10]
- Commons category: Ancient history[11]
- Has part(s): classical antiquity[12], ancient Near East[13], Ancient Egypt[14], late antiquity[15]
- Start time: 3200 BC[16]
- End time: 500[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ancient history[18]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Ancient World[19]
- Facet of: history[20]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[21], Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Topic has template: Template:Ancient history[25]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/ancient-history[26]
- Different from: classical antiquity[27], earliness[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of ancient history[30]
Why It Matters
ancient history has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]