The Classical Antiquity or classical era, period of age, is the name used exclusively in Western history. This period usually begins during the 8th century BC with Homer and the beginning of the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece. This ends with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. It's the cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancent Greece and Ancient Rome, known as the Greco-Roman world. It is the time that both Greek and Roman societies flourished and wielded great influence thoughout much of Europe. Northern Africa and West Asia. Classical Antiquitiy is followed by the Middle Ages.

The Classical Period begins in Greek history, a period of great cultural prosperity in 500 BC. This with the earliest-recorded Epic Greek poetry of Homer. The city-state of Rome becomes a republic at about the same time. It ends with the decline of classical culture during the Late Antiquity, a period of overlapping with the Early Middle Ages. For a long time, the end of the Classical Antiquity was 476 AD. In that year Odoaker, a Germanic commander, deposed of the last Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire, that brought an end to that empire. Such a wide span of time covers many disparate cultures and periods.

The culture of the ancient Greeks, together with influences from the Ancient Near East, was the basis of art, philosophy, society and education. The Romans preserved, imitated and spread this culture over Europe, until they themselves were able to compete with it. The classical world began to speak Latin, as well as Greek. This Greco-Roman culture has been of great importance for the language, politics, law, educational systems, philosophy, science, warfare, poety, historiographics, ethics, art and architecture of the modern world.

Some historians find that the Ancient Antiquity ended with the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire in 1453. Others have the idea that it ended with the year that the Holy Roman Empire came to an end in 1806. We mark the year 476 as previous mentioned.

The passing of Classical literature was done by Christians and Islamic scribes. Despite the pagan writings, not conresponding their visions, recognized the importance of investing much time in it.