Answer: In the 6th and 7th centuries, barbarian kingdoms characterized the transition from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages, gradually replacing the Roman form of administration on the lands of the Western Roman Empire, particularly in Gaul and Italy.
Significance. The barbarian kingdoms marked the transition from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages in the 6th and 7th centuries, gradually replacing the Roman system of government on the lands of the Western Roman Empire, notably in the two western prefectures of Gaul and Italy.
