> the "dark ages," which are basically an Italian Renaissance construct they really were to their eyes. We know more about ancient history today than people f

> the "dark ages," which are basically an Italian Renaissance construct they really were to their eyes. We know more about ancient history today than people from the VII century about a 100 years before them The invasions of the former roman empire in today's Italian territory destroyed most of the historical knowledge and gave birth to dark folk legends that are still well alive today, even though historians have debunked the myth of the middle-ages as dark times.