It's a term that has been bandied about for a lot of reasons...not all of them good.
Political correctness run amok!
I, however, am a traditionalist.
http://www.allabouthistory.org/the-dark-ages.htm
Quote:Indeed, modern historians no longer use the term because of its negative connotation.
Political correctness run amok!
I, however, am a traditionalist.
Quote: Generally, the Dark Ages referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This took place when the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by Odoacer, a barbarian. AD 476 was the time of this event.
http://www.allabouthistory.org/the-dark-ages.htm
