The Dark Ages were obviously dark years. It was a time when Christians ruled the government. This took place when the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by Odoacer, a barbarian. AD 476 was the time of this event. Initially, this era took on the term "dark" by later onlookers. This was due to the backward ways and practices that seemed to prevail during this time. Future historians used the term "dark" simply to denote the fact that little was known about this period. There was a paucity of written history. Recent discoveries have apparently altered this perception as many new facts about this time have been uncovered.
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The History Of Christianity: The Goods, The Bads, and The Uglies
SaggisticaAuthor, EnglishCthulhu, brings you a book on the patchy two edged history of Christianity. The things shown in this book are either fact or opinion, of which, I will make known. As in the words of Christopher Hitchens, "Mockery of Religion is necess...
