The Dark Ages is a term for the Early Middle Ages (c. 5th –10th centuries), or occasionally the entire Middle Ages (c. 5th –15th centuries), in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which characterises it as marked by economic, intellectual, and cultural decline.

2022年10月26日 · The ‘Dark Ages’ were between the 5th and 14th centuries, lasting 900 years. The timeline falls between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It has been called the ‘Dark Ages’ because many suggest that this period …

2024年5月26日 · The period in European history from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE to the Renaissance of the 15th century was once commonly referred to as the "Dark Ages."

The term 'Dark Ages' is fraught with contention and has sparked heated historiographical debates among scholars. The designation 'dark' has been increasingly questioned, with many historians arguing for a reassessment of this often-misunderstood era.

Migration period, the early medieval period of western European history—specifically, the time (476–800 ce) when there was no Roman (or Holy Roman) emperor in the West or, more generally, the period between about 500 and 1000, which was marked by frequent warfare and a virtual disappearance of urban life.

In historiography the phrase the Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is most commonly known in relation to the European Early Middle Ages (from about 476 C.E. to about 1000 C.E.). This concept of a "Dark Age" was first created by Italian humanists and was originally intended as a sweeping criticism of the character of Vulgar Latin (Late Latin) literature.

Saeculum obscurum ("dark age/century"), a period in the history of the papacy during the first two-thirds of the 10th century; Byzantine Dark Ages (7th–8th centuries), period of large-scale transformation, but obscure due to lack of sources, in Byzantine history

2022年12月18日 · Was the Dark Age a Myth? Canterbury Cathedral in England was a popular destination for medieval pilgrims. But is it wise to tack the label of "dark" to 900 years of history? An increasing number of voices question the validity of the term "Dark Age."

2024年9月5日 · But why was Europe plunged into what historians call a “dark age”? What happened? Where did all of the knowledge of the Greeks and Romans go? Why did people forget how to read and write and sculpt and build?

2023年9月7日 · Dark Ages Facts 1. Followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Dark Ages, also known as the Early Middle Ages, emerged in the wake of the Western Roman Empire’s disintegration in the 5th century.