Late classical ancient history (jan 1, 285 – jan 1, 529)
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529 The Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I ordered the prominent philosophical schools of antiquity throughout the Eastern Roman Empire (including the famous Academy in Athens, among others) to close down—allegedly, because Justinian frowned upon the pagan nature of these schoolsAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 285
jan 1, 529
~ 244 years