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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 952580, member: 19463&quot;]No label fits exactly but I&#039;d say anything from the fall of Rome to the resurgance of interest in culture or 5th to 10th centuries more or less.&nbsp; The old date of 476 AD for the fall of Rome is about as meaningless as any other date you pick for the end of real rule by a real emperor (puppets don&#039;t count).&nbsp; The end was no more a flipping of a light switch to end the Dark Ages but if I had to pick a meaningless date it might be 1054 with the the Great Schism which hardly seems enlightened but shows that the West was ready to be concerned with matters other than fighting off barbarians at their gates.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The concept and term Dark Ages is politically incorrect now with fans pointing out how much culture existed during the period.&nbsp; History past middle school level gets away from hard labels and dates and moves to understanding of concepts.&nbsp; Augustus did not blow a whistle in 27 BC and announce the death of the Republic and birth of the Empire.&nbsp; It had been mutating for decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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