Editors'. Introduction. In recent years historians have increasingly insisted that Late Antiquity (c. 260 to c. 640) can no longer be viewed as a period of 'decline and fall' sandwiched between the Classical World and the Middle Ages. Editors'. Introduction. In recent years historians have increasingly insisted that Late Antiquity (c. 260 to c. 640) can no longer be viewed as a period of 'decline and fall' sandwiched between the Classical World and the Middle Ages. It was an ... ...Continua Nascondi