Термин «классическая древность» (или античность) обычно относится к греческой и римской истории, которая начинается от первой Олимпиады (776 г. до н. э.). Эта дата почти совпадает с традиционной датой основания Рима (753 г. до н. э.). Датой окончания европейской древней истории обычно считают год падения Западной Римской империи (476 г. н. э.)[7][8], а иногда — дату смерти императора Юстиниана I (565 г.)[9], появления ислама (622 г.)[10] или начало правления императора Карла Великого[11].
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