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| ''"Triumph of Christianity" by ] (]-]), ceiling painting in the ], ] Palace. Images like this one symbolize the destruction of ancient ] culture and the "victory" of Christianity.'' | |||
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| during the Roman Empire, and the fact that Christianity, perceived by many Enlightenment intellectuals as a primitive, irrational belief system became the prevailing culture and institutional form during the period, led to the categorization "Dark Ages." | |||
| There are no clear starting or ending points for the Dark Ages, though the half-millennium period from the ] sack of ] (]) to the year ] is commonly used, although European politics were substantially stabilized with the crowning of ] as ] in ]. | |||
| The negative connotations of the expression ''Dark Ages'' have made it unpopular among recent historians of this period. The term '']'' is often preferred. The continuities between Dark Age society and late imperial Rome have been stressed by some ]s, who wish to emphasise that medieval culture was already developing in the empire, and indeed continued to do so in the unconquered eastern (]) portion of the empire. However, many of the tribes who took over imperial land were initially ]. The development of a solidly ] Europe, in opposition to an ] empire based in North ] and the ], marks a major cultural and political first from the Persian Empire and later the Islamic takeover of the southern and eastern ]. | |||
| The image of constant barbarian warfare amid the ruins of the Roman empire continues to depict popular conceptions of the Dark Ages, influencing the creation of characters such as ]. The literature of ] also emerges from this confused period, as civilised urban and Christian Roman cultures attempted to defend themselves against expanding pagan tribes. The struggle between Christian and magical-pagan belief systems in the Arthurian romances epitomises this. | |||
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| In ]'s ] ], the term '''''dark ages''''' radiation]] resulting from the "Big Bang" ]. | |||
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