You see it in many of the ancient rivalries of the Middle East.

Tanu and Firvulag met in their ritual war with no thought except for their ancient rivalry.

Yugoslavia's economic problems are are complicated by this country's ancient national rivalries.

Mr. Fallon seeks to smooth over such ancient rivalries.

"It's the ancient rivalry between the Arabs and Persia that used to motivate this region returning now with force," one of them said.

But the Tamil-Sinhalese conflict derives from ancient rivalries, which have been gathering force in the last 30 years.

She shows how ancient rivalries between Stephen and his brother Robert have led both of them to withhold secrets from each other.

How could these two cities not nurture an ancient rivalry?

The ancient rivalry is much on his mind.

She was caught up, involved in that ancient rivalry between church and state and music's part in the politics.