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300–700 CE

Period · Europe — Mediterranean

Late Antique

300–700 CE

Late Antique covers the late Roman and early Byzantine world from Diocletian to the Arab conquests, overlapping the fall of the West. Crossbow fibulae, folles, African Red Slip ware and early Christian objects are typical. In Britain it merges into the sub-Roman and Anglo-Saxon period.

Dates300–700 CE
RegionEurope — Mediterranean
PeriodO definition401–599 CE — FASTI - Home (2004)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

Cultures

Typical types

Elsewhere

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Stratum Strata. "Late Antique" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/late-antique. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-late-antique,
  title        = {Late Antique},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/late-antique}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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