Classical antiquity is the era that marks the beginning of Christianity. It covers the period of Christianization in the Roman Empire, and its final emperor, Anthemius, ruled from 467 to 472 AD. At that time, the Roman Empire had reached the end of its dominion over the Mediterranean, and its western frontiers were overrun by Barbarians. The decline of the Roman Empire would send into a long period of cultural stagnation that would become known as the Dark Ages. But there are highlights of this