The conclusion of the article runs counter to the argument here: https://acoup.blog/2022/01/14/collections-rome-decline-and-fall-part-i-words/comment-page-2/ ht

The conclusion of the article runs counter to the argument here: https://acoup.blog/2022/01/14/collections-rome-decline-and-fall-part-i-words/comment-page-2/ https://acoup.blog/2022/01/14/collections-rome-decline-and-f... It's unsurprising that the "bright ages" book was written by art historians AFAICT. Bret Devereaux has pointed out that this thesis is only believed by art historians, with other classicists believing that a significant Western dark age did happen.