Ancient
Back when
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- The TARDIS was ancient and obsolete even back when the Doctor stole it in his first incarnation, so it doesn't always land where it is supposed to land.
Source: Magnetic Plot Device - Justified, though, as it is a work from ancient Greece from back when plays were less what we think of them as being today and more religious ceremonies.
Source: Epic Catalog - Back when the island was called Ichnùsa (from the ancient Greek Υκνούσσα), it was mostly known for the so called Sardonic grin, resulting from the ingestion of a local herb.
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