The phrase "ancient credit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing historical financial systems, credit practices, or the concept of credit in ancient civilizations.
Example: "The ancient credit systems of Mesopotamia laid the groundwork for modern banking practices."
Alternatives: "historical credit" or "primitive credit".
Shaharith is considered a substitute for the dawn sacrifice formerly offered each day in the Temple of Jerusalem, but ancient tradition credits Abraham with its institution (Genesis 22 3).
Most of the major ancient historians assigned credit for the dramatic Athenian victories of 411 BC to Alcibiades, but a few, such as Cornelius Nepos, pointed to the decisive role that was played in these battles by Thrasybulus.
1. Math Pulse (Easy): Which mathematical concept are the ancient Egyptians widely credited with using, in order to build the pyramids?
Mr. Ellison, an admirer of Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese general credited with writing "The Art of War," mocked the board of his rival Hewlett-Packard when it forced out Mark Hurd as chief executive last month.
Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician, and credited with coining the Hippocratic Oath, still relevant and in use today.
That's a dilemma for all holders of august, ancient offices.(Photo credit: AFP).
The firm has opened branches in shopping malls and attracted new customers by offering cheque-cashing, pay-day advances and pre-paid credit cards.The ancient business of pawnbroking remains essentially unchanged.
However, if we credit the ancient historian Plutarch's guess at Eratosthenes' unit of length, we obtain a value for the Earth's circumference of about 46,250 km remarkably close to the modern value (about 15 percent too large), considering the difficulty in accurately measuring l and α. (See Sidebar: Measuring the Earth, Classical and Arabic).
But just as our glorious digital age has transformed the ancient arts of stalking, credit card fraud, and privacy invasion, so has it revolutionized the means of obnoxious self absorption.
Looking back over the first fifty years of research on the Mechanism, one is struck by the reluctance of modern investigators to credit the ancients with technological skill.
