Late antiquity
see also: Late Antiquity
Proper noun
  1. Misspelling of Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity
Proper noun
  1. (history) The period of European history marking the transition from the dominance of the Roman Empire (classical antiquity) to its successor realms of the Middle Ages, variously dated but usually from 284 CE (the nominal end of the crisis of the Third Century) to the 6th century (in the West) or mid-7th century (in the East).
    • 1993, Jutta-Annette Bruhn, Coins and Costume in Late Antiquity, Dumbarton Oaks, page 1 ↗,
      The production of coins for jewelry, on the other hand, was prosecuted as high treason or a crimen maiestatis: counterfeiting coin always constituted a major offense, and in Late Antiquity it became a sacrilege.
    • 2000, A. D. Lee, Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 169 ↗,
      Unlike Jews and Manichaeans, who could be found in most parts of the Roman empire during Late Antiquity, Zoroastrians were a geographically and numerically restricted religious group, confined to certain eastern provinces, especially in Asia Minor.
    • 2000, David Vila, 38: Texts on Iconoclasm: John of Damascus and the Council of Hiereia, Richard Valantasis (editor), Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice, Princeton University Press, page 454 ↗,
      Yuhanna b. Mansur b. Sargun (ca. 655–ca. 749 C.E.), better known as John of Damascus, lived through the cultural transition from Late Antiquity to Early Islam and thus offers an important window into the practice of Late Antique Christian faith in a changing cultural milieu.
Related terms Translations
  • French: Antiquité tardive
  • German: Spätantike
  • Italian: Tarda antichità
  • Portuguese: Antiguidade tardia
  • Spanish: Antigüedad tardía



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