late antiquity
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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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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".