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Late antiquity

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Late antiquity
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Summary

Late antiquity is a historical period[1]. It draws 6,478 Wikipedia views per month (historical period category, ranking #76 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: archaeological culture[3], culture[4]
  • Follows: classical antiquity[5]
  • Followed by: Early Middle Ages[6]
  • Subclass of: ancient history[7]
  • Commons category: Late antiquity[8]
  • Said to be the same as: Late Iron Age[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Late antiquity[10]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Late antiquity[11]
  • Partially coincident with: Early Middle Ages[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

Late antiquity has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Aëtius Anthemius Arbogast Arnobius Aspar Basiliscus Belisarius Boethius Clovis I Constans II Constantine III Crispus Demetrius of Thessaloniki Gratian Iamblichus Joannes Magnentius Magnus Maximus Odoacer Olybrius Paulinus of Nola Petronius Maximus Philostorgius Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Stilicho Theodoric the Great Theon of Alexandria Vincent of Lérins Zeno Zosimus

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · FootKalos1597 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 59
    Said to be the same as → Late Iron Age
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de'
    Wikidata description → last period of ancient history
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Said to be the same as: Late Iron Age"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical period, archaeological culture, culture
    Partially coincident with → Early Middle Ages
    Follows → —
    Follows → Classical Antiquity
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 3972, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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