Antiquity 286475 221250760 2008-06-23T18:37:28Z William Avery 1398 + [[Late Antiquity]] '''''Antiquity''''' may refer to: *Generally, "[[ancient history]]," and may be used of any historical [[periodization|period]] before the [[Middle Ages]]. **More specifically it means the [[classical antiquity]] of [[Greece]] and [[Rome]]. **[[Late Antiquity]] is used of the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages **It may also be used to refer to various periods of ancient history, like [[Ancient Egypt]], ancient [[Mesopotamia]] (such as, [[Assyria]], [[Babylonia]] and [[Sumer]]) or other early civilizations of the [[Near East]]. It is less commonly used in reference to civilizations of the [[Far East]]. *The term, almost always in the plural in modern usage, is also used of [[Antiquities]], or [[Artifact (archaeology)|archaeological]] or other objects surviving from ancient cultures. *''[[Antiquity (journal)|Antiquity]]'' is a quarterly journal of archaeological research. *''[[Antiquities (Magic: The Gathering)|Antiquities]]'' an expansion to the [[Magic: The Gathering]] collectible card game. {{disambig}} [[cs:Starověk]] [[da:Oldtiden]] [[de:Antike]] [[es:Antigüedad]] [[fr:Antiquité]] [[nl:Oudheid]] [[ja:古典]] [[oc:Antiquitat]] [[pl:Starożytność]] [[ru:Античность]] [[sk:Starovek]] [[sl:Antika]] [[sv:Antiken]]