Late antiquity

Proper noun

Meaning

Late antiquity

Misspelling of Late Antiquity.

Late Antiquity

(history) The period of Mediterranean and Eurasian history from around the 3rd to the 7th centuries C.E., marked especially by the transition from the Roman and Persian Empires to the Middle Ages and the Islamic and Byzantine civilizations.

late antiquity

Alternative letter-case form of Late Antiquity

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Examples

Although Strabo shows skepticism as to their historicity, the Amazons in general continue to be taken as historical throughout Late Antiquity. Source: Internet

Along with Latin minuscule writing in general, it developed ultimately from Roman cursive via the uncial script of Late Antiquity into the Carolingian minuscule of the 9th century. Source: Internet

Brown World of Late Antiquity p. 181 Most intellectual efforts went towards imitating classical scholarship, but some original works were created, along with now-lost oral compositions. Source: Internet

Aspects of continuity with the earlier classical period are discussed in greater detail under the heading "Late Antiquity". Source: Internet

Brown World of Late Antiquity pp. 174–175 By the late 6th century, the principal means of religious instruction in the Church had become music and art rather than the book. Source: Internet

However, modern historians tend to regard the Vandals during the transitional period from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages as perpetuators, not destroyers, of Roman culture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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