Dark Ages Collection

The Dark Ages is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.The term employs traditional light-versus-darkness imagery to contrast the era''s "darkness" (lack of records) with earlier and later periods of "light" (abundance of records).The concept of a "Dark Age" originated in the 1330s with the Italian scholar Petrarch, who regarded the post-Roman centuries as "dark" compared to the light of classical antiquity. The Dark Ages Collection features:HISTORY OF THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE, by J.B. BuryTHE STORY OF THE GOTHS, by Henry BradleyTHE DARK AGES, by Charles OmanVISIGOTHS PILLAGE ROME, by Edward GibbonHUNS INVADE THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE; ATTILA DICTATES A TREATY OF PEACE, by Edward GibbonTHE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF BRITAIN, by John Green & Charles KnightATTILA INVADES WESTERN EUROPE; BATTLE OF CHÂLONS, by Edward Creasy &