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There was a collapse though. The plague, climate change and warfare lead to significant population declines. Especially in Italy.

• lurk2 8mo ago
  You are referring to the Black Death and that didn’t occur until around 350 years after the end of what are colloquially known as the Dark Ages.
  • whobre 8mo ago
    There was also The Plague of Justinian in the 6th century which may have been more devastating than the Black Death.
  • pqtyw 8mo ago
    So you both can read other people's minds yet are also entirely ignorant about major well known historical events? Fascinating.