Classical Antiquity

period of ancient history centered in the Mediterranean between the 8th century BCE and the 3rd century CE
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Classical Antiquity

Summary

Classical Antiquity is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,926 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Classical Antiquity's instance of is recorded as historical period[3].
  • Classical Antiquity's instance of is recorded as style[4].
  • Classical Antiquity followed Q20529907[5].
  • Classical Antiquity was followed by late antiquity[6].
  • The location of Classical Antiquity was Ancient Greece[7].
  • The location of Classical Antiquity was Ancient Rome[8].
  • Classical Antiquity is a type of ancient history[9].
  • Classical Antiquity is part of ancient history[10].
  • Classical Antiquity's Commons category is recorded as Ancient history[11].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Classical Roman Empire[12].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Roman Republic[13].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Hellenistic period[14].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Ancient Greece[15].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Mycenaean Greece[16].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Minoan civilization[17].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Etruscans[18].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Bronze age Cyprus[19].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Byzantine Empire[20].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Italic peoples[21].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Lydians[22].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Macedonia[23].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Scythians[24].
  • Classical Antiquity comprises Classical Rome[25].
  • Classical Antiquity began on 799 BC[26].
  • Classical Antiquity ended on 300[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period[3] and style[4]. Classical Antiquity is a type of ancient history[9].

Use and Application

Components include Classical Roman Empire[12]; Roman Republic[13], a historical period[28], founded in -0509[29]; Hellenistic period[14], a historical period[30]; Ancient Greece[15], an art style[31]; Mycenaean Greece[16], an archaeological culture[32]; and Minoan civilization[17], an archaeological culture[33]. Classical Antiquity is part of ancient history[10].

Why It Matters

Classical Antiquity ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,926 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · FootKalos1597 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → -0799-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → +0300-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bh
    Wikidata description → period of ancient history centered in the Mediterranean between the 8th century
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P580]]: 1199 BCE"
  2. 13d ago · FootKalos1597 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Q20529907
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q20529907]]"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0224824-antika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0224824-antika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → Classical Greek and Roman history, classical philology
    Described by source → Pax Leksikon
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3973, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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