Late Antiquity

Guidebook. Late Antiquity

The fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century led to the disintegration of Europe as a cohesive territory and paved the way for the settlement of various peoples, including the Germanic groups. The Iberian Peninsula was colonised by the Visigoths, who established a powerful kingdom but assimilated many of the Hispano-Roman cultural characteristics until their own downfall at the beginning of the eighth century.