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Pronunciation / Transliteration: paravartī purātan kāl
"परवर्ती पुरातन काल रोमन साम्राज्य के पतन का गवाह बना।"
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The historical period variously described as spanning from the crisis of the Roman Empire in the third century to the early Muslim conquests or the establishment of the Carolingian Empire in the sixth to eighth centuries.
"Scholars of late antiquity examine how cultural and religious shifts reshaped the Mediterranean world." - 2
The artistic, literary, and philosophical culture characteristic of this transitional period.
"The exhibition highlights the unique blending of classical motifs and early Christian symbolism characteristic of late antiquity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German historical term 'Spätantike' (analogous to 'Spätzeit'), translated into English historiography during the 20th century to describe the transitional centuries from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. The adjective 'late' stems from Old English 'læt', while 'antiquity' originates from Latin 'antiquitas', meaning ancient times.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Late antiquity" is said worldwide
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Antiquité tardive
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.ki.te taʁ.div
"L'étude de l'Antiquité tardive révèle de profondes mutations religieuses."
Spätantike
Transliteration: ˈspɛːtˌʔantɪkə
"Die Spätantike war eine Epoche des großen Umbruchs."
Tarda antichità
Transliteration: ˈtarda an.ti.kiˈta
"La tarda antichità segna il passaggio dal mondo antico a quello medievale."
Antigüedad tardía
Transliteration: an.ti.ɣwɪˈðað taɾˈði.a
"La antigüedad tardía es un campo fascinante de estudio histórico."
Antiguidade tardia
Transliteration: ã.ti.ɡwiˈda.dʒi taɾˈdʒi.u
"A antiguidade tardia viu a ascensão do cristianismo."
परवर्ती पुरातन काल
Transliteration: paravartī purātan kāl
"परवर्ती पुरातन काल रोमन साम्राज्य के पतन का गवाह बना।"
古代晚期
Transliteration: gǔdài wǎnqī
"古代晚期是地中海世界深刻变革的时期。"
고대 말기
Transliteration: godae malgi
"고대 말기에는 문화적, 종교적 변화가 급격히 일어났다."
古代末期
Transliteration: kodai makki
"古代末期は西ローマ帝国の衰退とともに始まった。"
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