The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply classical history or antiquity, is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman World, centered on the Mediterranean Basin. Wikipedia

The classical civilizations of the Mediterranean such as Greece and Rome Wikipedia Disambiguation

A period of history from roughly the 7th or 8th century B.C.E. to the 5th century C.E. centered on the Mediterranean Sea Wikipedia Disambiguation

The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history. Wiktionary

The era of the height of Greco-Roman civilization in southern Europe, roughly comprising the 6th century BC to the 5th century (AD), although sometimes distinguished from Late Antiquity. Wiktionary

The Greco-Roman period of history. Wiktionary (translation)