> The dark ages simply refers to the loss of texts. There are few surviving texts from that period, so it is “dark”. Later the term was re-branded to mean “bad

> The dark ages simply refers to the loss of texts. There are few surviving texts from that period, so it is “dark”. Later the term was re-branded to mean “bad time when no new science was done” but that’s a viewpoint that doesn’t fit the facts. Relevant (even though considered as pseudoscience): > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Chronology_(Fomenko)&oldid=905439504 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Chronology_(F...