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Dark Ages (historiography)
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The Dark Ages is a term, now deprecated by most historians, for the Early Middle Ages, or occasionally the entire Middle Ages, in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which chara
Petrarch (1304–1374), who conceived the idea of a European "Dark Age". From Cycle of Famous Men and Women, Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla, c. 1450
Petrarch (1304–1374), who conceived the idea of a European "Dark Age". From Cycle of Famous Men and Women, Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla, c. 1450
Triumph of Christianity by Tommaso Laureti (1530–1602), ceiling painting in the Sala di Constantino, Vatican Palace. Images like this one celebrate th
Triumph of Christianity by Tommaso Laureti (1530–1602), ceiling painting in the Sala di Constantino, Vatican Palace. Images like this one celebrate the triumph of Christianity over the paganism of Antiquity.
Medieval artistic illustration of the spherical Earth in a 14th-century copy of L'Image du monde (c. 1246)
Medieval artistic illustration of the spherical Earth in a 14th-century copy of L'Image du monde (c. 1246)
Early Middle Ages
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The Early Middle Ages, sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Middle
Dark Ages (historiography)
…The Dark Ages is a term, now deprecated by most historians, 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…
The jewelled cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, c. 870, a Carolingian Gospel Book
The jewelled cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, c. 870, a Carolingian Gospel Book
Replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet; the original was buried with an Anglo-Saxon leader, probably King Rædwald of East Anglia, c. 620–625 CE.
Replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet; the original was buried with an Anglo-Saxon leader, probably King Rædwald of East Anglia, c. 620–625 CE.
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna is the only extant example of Ostrogothic architecture.
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna is the only extant example of Ostrogothic architecture.
A paten from the Treasure of Gourdon, found at Gourdon, Saône-et-Loire, France.
A paten from the Treasure of Gourdon, found at Gourdon, Saône-et-Loire, France.