The capital city, Valletta, and its more ancient predecessor, Mdina, are two of Malta's most popular destinations. (naturallygoodhealthmagazine.com)
On the whole it seems to me dubious whether Kant was much of a rival for clarity as to what he was doing compared to his ancient predecessor. (religion-online.org)
«For instance, our ancient predecessors were called the «Nutcracker Man» and are said to have survived on chufa and insects which is why they had a bigger brain.» (bakeryandsnacks.com)