The term Dark Ages has been used to refer to a period in European history when culture supposedly regressed and civilization was in decline.

The idea of Dark Ages is one that was prevalent among historians for centuries. But lately historians have been

reconsidering the idea of a dark age and questioning if there was even a dark age at all.

Learn more about the dark ages and if they were really that dark on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by the Tourist Office of Spain.

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The term Dark Ages is one that isn't actually used that much anymore by academic historians.

However, it's one that was used for centuries and one that is still in colloquial use today.

The period which is referred to as the Dark Ages can vary, but it usually refers to the

early Middle Ages, which is the centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

There are no exact dates for the Dark Ages, but it is roughly given as the 5th to 10th centuries.

There are some people that may extend it out a few centuries further.

The starting point would be the end of the Western

Roman Empire, which is usually given as 476. This was one the last Roman Emperor,

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