late antiquity

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".