Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
pĕr-antīquus: a, um, adj.,
I very ancient, Cic. Brut. 10, 41: testes, id. Rep. 1, 37, 58: sacrarium, id. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4: calceamenta, Vulg. Jos. 9, 5.