Ancient Europe

The expression Ancient Europe may be used in a variety of senses:

• The ancient concept of Europa in Greek geography, in origin "the landmass adjacent to Thrace"
  • Europa (ancient geography)
  • Europa (Roman province), in the Diocese of Thrace
• The territory of Europe (the continent according to its modern definition) in "ancient times":
  • Prehistoric Europe, human presence in Europe before recorded history
    • Neolithic Europe, 7000 BCE to 1700 BCE
    • Bronze Age Europe
    • Iron Age Europe
      • Roman imperial period (chronology)
      • Roman Iron Age
  • The territories of Europe participating in Classical antiquity
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Rome
    • Illyria
    • Hellenistic period, emergence of the Roman Empire
    • Roman Empire, the post-Roman Republic period
    • Late antiquity, from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages