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Ancient philosophy refers to the philosophical traditions that emerged in the classical civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. 

It encompasses the works of philosophers from roughly the 6th century BCE to the 6th century CE. Ancient philosophy is often divided into three major periods: Pre-Socratic philosophy, Classical (or Golden Age) philosophy, and Hellenistic philosophy.  Ancient philosophy laid the groundwork for subsequent Western philosophical traditions, addressing fundamental questions about the nature of reality, knowledge, ethics, and the human experience, and the works of philosophers from this period continue to be influential and studied today.