その話は１６世紀までさかのぼる。の英語

The story goes back to the sixteenth century.

several centuries backward

They date from between the third and fourth centuries.

in [during] the last century

It was built around the third century.

The custom has continued from the 16th century downward.

in the last [19th] century

The codpiece became a fashion in the 16th century.

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

The castle dates back to the 16th century.

In the course of the twentieth century all this changed.

It was billed as the fight of the century.

The twenty-first century starts in just a few years.

It has been practiced as far back as the second century A.D.

in the latter part of the 20th century

This was how matters stood at the turn of the century.

That was built in the middle of the sixth century.

away back in the 18th century

centuries ago

The story begins far in the past.

The story begins a long time ago.

in the middle of the 20th century

at the turn of the century

Fashion in the eighteenth century emphasized the bosom.

It has served as Britain's parliament building since the 16th century.

It was the beginning of a century of images.

toward the end of 20th century

The story has come down through many years.

A hundred years is called a century.

Mezzotint was invented in the 17th century.