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LATE ANTIQUITY / MIGRATION PERIOD 248 AD – 568 AD
The Migration took place during the period of the Late Antiquity and is classified as transition age from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages in Europe.[1] By the Migration is understood the invasion of different tribes, such as the invasion of the huns in Central and Eastern Europe[2], the invasion of Germanic tribes or the Lombards in Italy in 568. The beginning of the migration engendered an affiliation of existing and a raising of new cultures. In Europe this epoque ushered into the Early Middle Ages which began in 500 AD. In 395 the Roman Empire was divided in the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Epire. The Eastern Roman Empire also is called Byzanz or Byzantine Empire. The Western Roman Empire was composed by Rome and its surrounding countries. The Eastern Roman Empire was in good order up to the 5th century. Here survived more elements of antique art than in the Western part. From 400 on the antique style did not develop further.[3] Mosaics were produced, the Christianism pushed the construction of churches. Gaining an increasing importance, the book replaced the scroll step by step, the art was dominated by simple forms.[4] Even the language changed. Dialects emerged within the people's language building thus the base of the romanesque languages.[5] For a long period, the Greek remained the primary language in the East. The numerous changes in language, culture, religion and society strongly marked countries and peoples and heralded a new era.
The Migration took place during the period of the Late Antiquity and is classified as transition age from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages in Europe.[1] By the Migration is understood the invasion of different tribes, such as the invasion of the huns in Central and Eastern Europe[2], the invasion of Germanic tribes or the Lombards in Italy in 568. The beginning of the migration engendered an affiliation of existing and a raising of new cultures. In Europe this epoque ushered into the Early Middle Ages which began in 500 AD. In 395 the Roman Empire was divided in the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Epire. The Eastern Roman Empire also is called Byzanz or Byzantine Empire. The Western Roman Empire was composed by Rome and its surrounding countries. The Eastern Roman Empire was in good order up to the 5th century. Here survived more elements of antique art than in the Western part. From 400 on the antique style did not develop further.[3] Mosaics were produced, the Christianism pushed the construction of churches. Gaining an increasing importance, the book replaced the scroll step by step, the art was dominated by simple forms.[4] Even the language changed. Dialects emerged within the people's language building thus the base of the romanesque languages.[5] For a long period, the Greek remained the primary language in the East. The numerous changes in language, culture, religion and society strongly marked countries and peoples and heralded a new era.
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