ancient, n.All

Oysters have been around for around 15 million years.

The Ancient is a people who, in fact, were new in everything.

Octopus are old --- the oldest fossil found dates back 296 million years.

Cockroaches were here 120 million years before the dinosaurs.

Jellyfish have inhabited the earth's oceans for over 650 million years, making them more ancient than sharks and dinosaurs.

The Ancient is, in the case of the Greeks and the Romans, those who never grow old.