▁were ▁the ▁only ▁ones , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁we ▁know , ▁to ▁v ener ate ▁de ities ▁together . ▁ ▁Its ▁site ▁is ▁tent atively ▁located ▁near ▁D raph i . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁ancient ▁Att ica ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Greece ▁Category : D em oi <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁or ▁High ▁Med ieval ▁Period , ▁was ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁European ▁history ▁that ▁last ed ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 5 0 ▁CE . ▁The ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁were ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Early ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁and ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Late ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁which ▁ended ▁around ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁CE ▁( by ▁histor i ographical ▁convention ). ▁ ▁Key ▁historical ▁tr ends ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁include ▁the ▁rapidly ▁increasing ▁population ▁of ▁Europe , ▁which ▁brought ▁about ▁great ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁change ▁from ▁the ▁preceding ▁era , ▁and ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁develop ments ▁of ▁rural ▁ex od us ▁and ▁of ▁urban ization . ▁By ▁ 1 2 5 0 , ▁the ▁robust ▁population ▁increase ▁had ▁greatly ▁benef ited ▁the ▁European ▁economy , ▁which ▁reached ▁levels ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁seen ▁again ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁That ▁tr end ▁fal tered ▁during ▁the ▁Late ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cal am ities , ▁most ▁not