OK, so what, exactly, is “ancient?” Most people naturally tend to split things into “BC” and “AD.” Well, it’s hard to figure the Rome of Augustus, Tiberius, Nero and the rest of the Caesars as “modern.” So, let’s just say “ancient” means anything before the Fall of Rome (the city) on September 4, 476 AD when Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer.
Here’s a complete list of the original Ancient Artifact nominees.
