Classical Antiquity
period of ancient history centered in the Mediterranean between the 8th century BCE and the 3rd century CE
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Summary
Classical Antiquity is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,268 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: style[3]
- Follows: Early Iron Age[4]
- Followed by: late antiquity[5]
- Location: Ancient Greece[6], Ancient Rome[7]
- Subclass of: ancient history[8]
- Part of: ancient history[9]
- Commons category: Ancient history[10]
- Has part(s): Classical Roman Empire[11], Roman Republic[12], Hellenistic period[13], Ancient Greece[14], Mycenaean Greece[15], Minoan civilization[16], Etruscans[17], Bronze age Cyprus[18], Byzantine Empire[19], Italic peoples[20], Lydians[21], Macedonia[22], Scythians[23], Classical Rome[24]
- Start time: 799 BC[25]
- End time: 300[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Classical antiquity[27]
- Facet of: Greco-Roman world[28]
- Described by source: Pax Leksikon[29]
- Subject named as: Antike[30]
- Different from: ancient history[31]
- Studied by: Classical Greek and Roman history[32], classical philology[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
Why It Matters
Classical Antiquity has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]