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==In history and sociology== |
==In history and sociology== |
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*[[Dark Ages (historiography)]], |
*[[Dark Ages (historiography)]], a period of intellectual darkness that occurred in Europe following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. |
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** the European [[Middle Ages]] (5th to 15th centuries AD), especially: |
** the European [[Middle Ages]] (5th to 15th centuries AD), especially: |
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*** [[depiction of the Middle Ages in popular culture]] |
*** [[depiction of the Middle Ages in popular culture]] |
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*** the [[Migration period]] of ca. 300 to 700 AD |
*** the [[Migration period]] of ca. 300 to 700 AD |
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*** the ''[[saeculum obscurum]]'' or "dark age" in the history of the Papacy, running from 904-964 |
*** the ''[[saeculum obscurum]]'' or "dark age" in the history of the Papacy, running from 904-964 |
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**''Note: medieval historians today usually avoid the term "Dark Ages" for the above periods, see [[Dark Ages (historiography)]] for further discussion.'' <!--N.B. Please do not delete this comment or change it substantially without seeking consensus on the talk page first. Including this comment was a condition for consensus on a page move, which was argued out in a very protracted debate (now) at [[Dark Ages (historiography)]]. Removing this would involve reopening that debate - you have been warned!--> |
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*the [[Greek Dark Ages]] (ca. 1100 BC–750 BC), a period in the history of Ancient Greece and Anatolia from which no records, and only scant archaeological evidence, survive. Tied into the wider Bronze Age collapse. |
*the [[Greek Dark Ages]] (ca. 1100 BC–750 BC), a period in the history of Ancient Greece and Anatolia from which no records, and only scant archaeological evidence, survive. Tied into the wider Bronze Age collapse. |
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* the [[Dark Ages of Cambodia]] (ca. 1450-1863) |
* the [[Dark Ages of Cambodia]] (ca. 1450-1863) |
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Dark Ages may refer to:
In history and sociology
- Dark Ages (historiography), a period of intellectual darkness that occurred in Europe following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
- the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries AD), especially:
- depiction of the Middle Ages in popular culture
- the Western European Early Middle Ages (ca. 500 to 1000 AD)
- the Migration period of ca. 300 to 700 AD
- the saeculum obscurum or "dark age" in the history of the Papacy, running from 904-964
- the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries AD), especially:
- the Greek Dark Ages (ca. 1100 BC–750 BC), a period in the history of Ancient Greece and Anatolia from which no records, and only scant archaeological evidence, survive. Tied into the wider Bronze Age collapse.
- the Dark Ages of Cambodia (ca. 1450-1863)
- a hypothetical Digital Dark Age
In astrophysics
- Dark Ages, in Big Bang cosmology, a nickname for the time between Recombination (of electrons with hydrogen and helium nuclei) and Reionization
In music
- Dark Ages (album) by Soulfly
- The Dark Ages, an EP by Andrea Parker
- "Dark Ages", a song by Jethro Tull on their 1979 album Stormwatch
- "Dark Ages", a song by the Yngwie J. Malmsteen on his 1986 album Trilogy
- "Dark Ages", a song by NoMeansNo on their 1988 album Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
- Dark Age (band), a German melodic death metal band
- Dark Ages (band), a Ukrainian dark ambient band
In entertainment
- Dark Age of Comic Books (1986-late 1990s), a period in the American comics industry
- Dark Ages (1991 computer game), a platform game by Apogee Software
- Dark Ages (computer game), an MMORPG by KRU Interactive
- Dark Ages (TV series), a 1999 ITV comedy series set in England in AS 999, parodying 1999's millennial fears
- The Dark Ages (2007), a 2-hour History Channel documentary directed by Christopher Cassel
- "The Dark Age", an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer