What you think you know about the “Dark Ages” is probably wrong. An early 14th century painting shows Pontius Pilate, ... Myth: Medieval Europe was homogenous and provincial.

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The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages, saw amazing advances in art, science, and philosophy. Around 1300, scholars in Europe ...

Reframing Historical Narratives. The outdated concept of the European “Dark Ages” masks the parallel and interconnected developments across medieval Africa.

No shade to the Dark Ages, but it's getting blasé. Set in an imperial society reminiscent of 20th century China. R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War is the story of a war orphan who dreams of greatness ...

While many Latin texts were indeed kept and copied in monasteries, recent scholarship has largely dispelled the myth of a European medieval dark age, bringing to light a wealth of scientific ...

LOS ANGELES — To explain why I am standing outside the dinner theater juggernaut Medieval Times in the name of journalism, I would have to go back to the beginning: specifically, to 500 CE, the ...