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{{Middle Ages}}

The '''Early Middle Ages''' is a period in [[Europe]]an and Mediterranean history that falls between the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] and the [[High Middle Ages]]. However, assigning specific dates to the period is controversial and moreover implies a lack of continuity. For the purposes of this article, we will begin the period with the death of the last Roman Emperor in the West, [[Romulus Augustulus]], even though this event in and of itself did not represent a significant political change. Likewise, defining an end to the Early Middle Ages is problematic, but the date AD 1000 serves as a convenient point.