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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1990429, member: 26302&quot;]...Characeans, Sassanids, Parthians, Kushans, Sogdians, White and Red huns, Indo-scythians, Indo-parthians, Elamites.......</p><p><br /></p><p>This just illustrates OP it depends on what you mean. Do you mean traditional end of antiquity for Europe, (something repeated too often in our Eurocentric culture)? Then the &quot;answer&quot; is 476 and the deposition of Romulus Augustus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, looking back at my answer, it just occurred to me. Around 600 ad, around the world, it seems major upheavals took place effectively ending the &quot;old guard&quot;. in the west it was the Romans being beaten back from their reconquests of western Europe and the revolt of the Heraclii, in central asia/mideast it was the rise of islam, and in asia it was the rise of a new strong unified kingdom of the Tang as well as the disintegration of the Dvaravati in SE Asia. So I think my new answer is a short &quot;600ish&quot; basically worldwide. I am kind of liking my new, shorter answer. I am sure most others will not agree with it, but it works well for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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