Well, insofar as it's meaningful to argue about a historical term... Historians generally consider the Dark Ages to have begun in the fifth century, when a series of barbarian peoples invaded the Mediterranean world and destroyed urban civilization.
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Well, insofar as it's meaningful to argue about a historical term... Historians generally consider the Dark Ages to have begun in the fifth century, when a series of barbarian peoples invaded the Mediterranean world and destroyed urban civilization.
Sounds kinda like the USA and its invading illegals right now...
"Historians generally consider the Dark Ages to have begun in the fifth century, when a series of barbarian peoples invaded the Mediterranean world and destroyed urban civilization."
The Germanic "barbarians" did not destroy Mediterranean civilization. The various Gothic rulers of the Italian peninsula kept the Roman administration and city structure functioning as it had been for centuries.
Credit for the destruction and depopulation of urban areas in the Mediterranean goes to the decades long war of reconquest of the Italian mainland by the forces of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his general Belisarius.
I'm no historian, but the barbarian invasions were interesting because it was the first time multi-culturalism destroyed a society... it was the twighlight of the Roman Empire and the Romans allowed non-Roman citizens to move into Roman territory. They also didn't require them to speak Latin and allowed them to maintain their own cultures. This was the first manifestation of multi-culturalism that some believe had a role in shattering the empire.
They didn't allow this in the Eastern Empire (Constantinople), so the Eastern Empire lasted until the Turks stormed the gates in 1453.
when a series of barbarian peoples invaded the Mediterranean world .... And who WERE these barbarians, exactly, hmmmm? Maybe, Ohhhhh, maybe...MOE-HAM-HEADS? (Best Church Lady imitation)