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Late antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in mainland Europe , the Mediterranean world , and the Near East .. periodization. periodization. classical antiquity. classical antiquity. Middle Ages. Middle Ages. Europe. Europe. Mediterranean. Mediterranean. Near East. Near East. The development of the periodization has generally been accredited to historian Peter Brown , after the publication of his seminal work The World of Late Antiquity -LRB- 1971 -RRB- .. periodization. periodization. Peter Brown. Peter Brown ( historian ). The World of Late Antiquity. The World of Late Antiquity ( 1971 ). Precise boundaries for the period are a continuing matter of debate , but Brown proposes a period between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD .. Generally , it can be thought of as from the end of the Roman Empire 's Crisis of the Third Century -LRB- c. 235 -- 284 -RRB- to , in the East , the early Islamic period -LRB- 7th -- 9th centuries -RRB- , following the Muslim conquests in the mid -- 7th century .. Roman Empire. Roman Empire. Crisis of the Third Century. Crisis of the Third Century. Muslim conquests. Muslim conquests. In the West the end was earlier , with the start of the Early Medieval period typically placed in the 6th century , or earlier on the Western edges of the empire .. Early Medieval. Early Medieval. Western. Western Roman Empire. The Roman Empire underwent considerable social , cultural and organizational changes starting with the reign of Diocletian , who began the custom of splitting the Empire into Eastern and Western halves ruled by multiple emperors .. Roman Empire. Roman Empire. Diocletian. Diocletian. Western. Western Roman Empire. Beginning with Constantine the Great , Christianity was made legal in the Empire , and a new capital was founded at Constantinople .. Constantine the Great. Constantine the Great. Christianity. Christianity. Constantinople. Constantinople. Migrations of Germanic tribes disrupted Roman rule from the late 4th century onwards , culminating in the eventual collapse of the Empire in the West in 476 , replaced by the so-called barbarian kingdoms .. Migrations. Migration Period. Germanic. Germanic peoples. collapse of the Empire in the West. fall of the Western Roman Empire. barbarian kingdoms. barbarian kingdoms. The resultant cultural fusion of Greco-Roman , Germanic and Christian traditions formed the foundations of the subsequent culture of Europe .. Europe. Europe. Germanic. Germanic peoples. Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman world. culture of Europe. culture of Europe. The general decline of population , technological knowledge and standards of living in Europe during this period became the archetypal example of societal collapse for writers from the Renaissance until recent times .. Europe. Europe. societal collapse. societal collapse. Renaissance. Renaissance. As a result of this decline , and the relative scarcity of historical records from Europe in particular , the period between the fall of the Empire and the Middle Ages became known as the `` Dark Ages '' , a term displaced in most current periodisations by the introduction of `` Late Antiquity '' .. Middle Ages. Middle Ages. Europe. Europe. Dark Ages. Dark Ages ( historiography )