ancient battles

language: fr

definitions

  1. Military conflicts and armed struggles that took place during the period of antiquity, such as in ancient Greece, Rome, or Egypt.
    fr: batailles antiques
  2. Metaphorical reference to long-standing, deeply rooted conflicts or struggles between opposing forces or ideas that have existed for a very long time.
    fr: luttes ancestrales

examples

  1. Historians study ancient battles to understand early military tactics.

    Les historiens étudient les batailles antiques pour comprendre les premières tactiques militaires.

  2. The political divide in the region feels like one of those ancient battles between tradition and progress.

    La division politique dans la région ressemble à l'une de ces batailles ancestrales entre tradition et progrès.