Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Artifacts from earlier periods such as the Mesolithic, and other civilizations from Asia and elsewhere may also be covered by the term.

Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the history of Western civilization, including: Ancient history, any historical period before the Middle Ages

Antiquity From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Antiquity may mean: Generally it means " ancient history ," and may be used for any historical period before the Middle Ages . More specifically it means the classical antiquity of ancient Greece and Rome.

Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 7th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, [note 1] comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known as the Greco-Roman world.

Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin.The popularization of this periodization in English has generally been credited to historian Peter Brown, after the publication of his seminal work The World of Late Antiquity (1971). Precise boundaries for the period are a continuing …

Ancient history is the aggregate of past events from the beginning of writing and recorded human history and extending as far as late antiquity.The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCE – 500 CE. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into …

Jun 30, 2022 · antiquitie ( obsolete) Etymology [ edit] From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique +‎ -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité . Pronunciation [ edit] ( UK) IPA ( key): /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/

Free city (classical antiquity) A free city ( Latin: civitas libera, urbs liberae condicionis; Greek: ἐλευθέρα καὶ αὐτόνομος πόλις) [1] was a self-governed city during the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial eras. The status was given by the king or emperor, who nevertheless supervised the city's affairs through his ...