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late antiquity

period of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages

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Late antiquity is the period of history when the classical world of Greece and Rome gradually transformed into the medieval world of Europe. It matters because understanding this era helps explain how the institutions, religions, and cultures of the ancient world evolved into those of the Middle Ages.

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Vinony's link graph records 2,949 inbound references to late antiquity, and connects out to Roman–Persian Wars, Constantine the Great and Justinian I.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: culture
Subclass of: ancient history
Followed by: Early Middle Ages
Follows: classical antiquity
Image: Vergilius romanus 234v.jpg

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Commons category: Late antiquity
topic's main category: Category:Late antiquity
partially coincident with: Early Middle Ages
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Encyclopedic overview

LocationMediterranean Key eventsCrisis of the Third Century Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy Fall of the Western Roman Empire Vandalic War Gothic War Byzantine–Sasanian wars Early Muslim conquests Byzantine–Lombard wars

Late antiquity is a time period between classical antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. The exact start and end dates are debatable. Late antiquity represents a cultural sphere covering much of the Mediterranean world, including parts of Europe and the Near East. As an approximate guide, the period can be thought of as spanning "c. 250–750".

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