The Dark Ages Explained - Part 1

[@TakedownO44]

it's incredibly scary to see how similar the fall of rome is to the current state of western democracies in 2022.

[@willdavis3802]

Hugely wealthy nobles and elites leading everyone to the destruction of their culture is a staple of history. "I have the money to push my agenda" has been the reason for EVERY single setback in human history. Whether by war or just societial slide, it has happened in every society that fell. Note how trans rights are above straight women in sports, and massively increased minority roles in any movie, show, or commercial. Take any commercial in the US, there's no White males, despite them being the majority in the country. It's a dedicated plan by the currently uber-wealthy to divide people to make them more slave-like. Peasants fight peasants, while the super rich watch and get more from their investments.

[@Joker-no1uh]

Except that their militaries and emperor were controlled by barbarians and ours are still controlled by Americans.. The reasons they were defeated is because their whole military was made up of people from everywhere except Italian peninsula.. which had no affiliation to Rome so they did what they wanted.. No organization.. the US isn't even close to that.. were still by far the strongest military and economy

[@missstgermainify]

I said this about the United States.

[@Jimjon24]

Especially if you also include leftist Identity politics and trans rights etc, it happened around the fall of many civilizations.

[@edwardsindustries-20yearsa54]

@@Jimjon24 aah yes transgenders, definitely the harbingers of the end of western civilization

[@oooooooooooo2332]

It's about time someone started to talk about our current times!!! Thanks for taking the time effort and bravery to do so!

[@Brian-vn2pe]

Average Life expectancy in the Dark ages was early twenties. We have it Good now days!

[@oooooooooooo2332]

@@Brian-vn2pe 👑 says what am I to you

[@Benjamin-1776]

@@Brian-vn2pe We have it far from good

[@MrFox-ip3jf]

@@Benjamin-1776 how would you know?

[@neverwoke9597]

@@Benjamin-1776 You have it better than any people in the entire history of mankind.

[@phen0mejon99]

Rome fell in 476, which would be the 5th century, not the 4th

[@Trobtwillis]

Thanks for catching that. I was going to post that, and I saw that you already did.

[@repent.sinner]

All this dark age nonsense is a cover-up it was the millennial reign of Christ.

[@tonystarrfitness]

I just returned from a trip to Rome. The history is fascinating. This is great stuff you have made

[@jamesteegardner2273]

It's such an amazing city. Between the Renaissance Spanish Steps to what's left of the old Roman ruins, it's filled to the brim with our history. Although the state of the Colusium kind of really depressed me. Not as bad as the Pyramids, but still pretty bad.

[@corielake828]

Slight correction: the leader of the caliph in Islam was to be elected according to Sunni Muslims. Shi'a muslims believe it should come from prophet Muhammad's family. So the early leaders ( from 632-661) were indeed appointed based on their skills and leadership; not just their relationship to Muhammad.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

The main reason Charlemagne’s empire didn’t survive for long after his death was because Frankish custom at that time called for the land of a deceased Frankish head of household to be equally shared among all surviving sons. Charlemagme had three surviving sons, resulting in his empire being broken up into three roughly equal-sized kingdoms.

[@jonluc91j]

What is this bro

[@RuiFeio90]

Charlemagne had 1 surviving son and his empire went in its totality to him - Ludvic. You are confusing him with this son, who indeed had 3 surviving sons for whom the empire was divided.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

@@RuiFeio90 I stand corrected. Thanks!

[@cookiedotcom]

@@jonluc91j Its called learning the smart way and explaining the smart way.

[@bobnandez]

good conversation, correction, acceptance, we all learn. thanks.

[@vivitran2367]

Such fascinating audio. So easy to follow. Thank you

[@macden4346]

The Red Dead Redemption Font made me click, not at all disappointed.

[@hellomoto4906]

Looks like ahs too

[@staxmcgee9760]

The thumbnail looks like The Witchers' castle from the show, that got me to click lol

[@TexasAristocrat]

Me too lol

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[@leavemyrabbitholeplease8717]

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[@Itsthatjake]

It’s crazy to think, in the future we will be just casually mentioned in a brain video (probably) as an empire that ruled a place for 250 years only to talk about what more significant nation came after us.

[@bretjernigan8820]

I like the video but I believe 476 is actually the 5th century, many people make this mistake but if you think about it it makes sense. from 0 - 100 C.E. is the 1st century, 100 -200 is second, 200 - 300 is the 3rd, 300-400 is the 4th, and finally 400- 500 is the 5th, just a small mistake there, hope this helps and thanks for videos like this

[@mynamemylastname7179]

there is no 100 CE it is 100 A.D.

[@lizadowning4389]

@@mynamemylastname7179 Yes there is. CE stands for Common Era. BCE = before common era It is the secular way of notation. Most historians now use that notation. AD (anno domini) = CE BC = BCE

[@munggo_lloyd]

Yes... that is why we call 1900-2000 the 20th century and so on. I hear many teachers and friends of mine saying the wrong thing. They say that the 20th century is 2000-2100 and so on. And we all know it is not true.

[@thetruechaby]

Yes, the year 476 is in the 5th century. It's not a small mistake, it's actually a very big one!

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

The idea that the sack of Rome by Christian Germanic tribes showed Christianity to be stronger than paganism is very questionable. Paganism had already been outlawed in Rome by this time and pagans persecuted. Also, the Germanic tribes followed a different form of Christianity that was denounced by the Roman church.

[@v1nce826]

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[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@@v1nce826 Whatever man. I think it's time to pass on the spliff 😁

[@alangervasis]

You are attacking a strawman argument and false claims. Only the Visigoths were Arians. Other Germanic Tribes who led to the decline of Western Rome were Pagans. Also for your kind information there were Greco-roman pagans even as late as 804 AD. The outlawing wasn't strictly implemented. There were pagans even in the Imperial court even during the 5th century when western Rome Fell. And why did you conveniently leave out the biggest contributer to the fall of Western Rome-Attila and the Huns who ravaged and massacred across europe leading to a huge population decline in Western Rome. Atiila and the Huns who were Hardcore Pagans? Was it against your narrative?

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@@alangervasis Firstly, I don't have a narrative. I was answering a specific claim made in the video, not expounding on the various attacks on the Roman empire or on the general conflict between Christianity and paganism. What you said is accurate but it has no relevance to my original comment, which was to counter the idea that the success of 'Christian' Germanic tribes showed the relative strength of Christianity versus paganism. I made no mention of Atilla or the non-Arian Germanic tribes because they were not relevant to the claim made in the video. I would also point out that whilst paganism undoubtedly survived in the Roman empire, my statement that paganism had been outlawed and that persecution of the pagans had taken place was factually correct. As you introduced two non-sequiturs, I wonder if my accurate comment ran counter to your narrative? 😁 Have a great day.

[@auntiehollyd6395]

@@Outspoken.Humanist good response, my dude

[@RH-xm5uk]

4:36 The fall of Rome didn't strengthen Christianity as the video says. On the contrary. The Romans had abandoned their traditional gods for Christianity. The fall of Rome was commonly seen in the era as the revenge of the traditional gods over the Christian god.

[@krenzlyn3402]

@Goh Modley explain

[@thesnailshow8004]

@Goh Modley I would.Well maybe.Please explain I want to hear more aswell.

[@c.l.smooth29]

I see your point, yet you must understand, today's Christianity is both infused and practiced with their deities still involved.

[@Slide4ArchAngelMichael]

@Goh Modley Ancient Astronauts is definitely the answer. The Vid is painting the Narrative that Rome was somehow weak before invasion, yet they were still strong enough to control other territories far off. Makes no sense. Something Greater came & ended them just like the Mayans.

[@charlesramirez587]

Read City of God by Augustine and that was the orthodox and commonly held view of those who wrote about it, Rome had to fallen under it's own accord while Christianity survived beyond it's existence and borders. This pagan revisionism is nothing but modern novelty that was cold dead in the fall of the western Empire.

[@twest344]

I believe that the Dark Ages is a perfect name for this time. First of all, it is a reference to the lack of direct written evidence from that time, which remains a fact. Also, there was a major decline in literacy, mathematics, engineering (except, perhaps, in metallurgy), urban planning (as in: there wasn't any). After reading dozens of books and listening to numerous lectures, I am MORE convinced that the Dark Ages should be called "The Dark Ages".

[@JosephKulik2016]

And don't forget that during the Dark Ages much of Western Knowledge was preserved and even extended by the Islamic Empire. Hence, the word "algebra" is derived from Arabic. From my reading, this formerly Western Knowledge was reintroduced via the Islamic Empire back into Western Culture during the Renaissance. This break in continuity in Western Knowledge rightfully makes the name Dark Ages justified. But overpaid professors sheltered in the Ivory Towers of Academia do need something controversial once in a while to justify their existence, so the trivial argument of whether the Dark Ages were really all that "dark" probably kept at least several otherwise flagging academic careers alive.

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

I was thinking the same thing. Dark Ages does not sound like a bad name for this time. Limited written records, a lot of war and upheaval. It was certainly a darker age than what came before or after.

[@hydrolifetech7911]

It was the Dark Ages in Europe but not in the Middle East and Andalusia

[@giansideros]

@@hydrolifetech7911 Egyptian history was forgotten during this period including how to read the hyroglypths (the Romans and Greeks knew and were familiar with Egyptian history) and Roman concrete wasn't preserved under the Muslims either. Also the more recently discovered Archimedes Palimpsest contained lost knowledge that wasn't preserved by Muslims either, in fact the formula and proof for the volume of a cylindrical wedge was credited to Kopernicus during the Renaissance, however Archimedes had already known this but we only recently found this out from X Raying recycled parchments.

[@jimjim292]

Everything you wrote here is complete horse shit. If you actually read anything at all you wouldn't have embarrassed yourself. BTW, if you read books and heard lectures, why don't you cite them here?

[@andrewstewart8615]

The "Dark Ages" term is not a misnomer. It started off with at least a year of ash blocking out the sun (probably from Krakatoa), followed by a decade of relative worldwide darkness and coldness due to volcanic eruptions and climate change. For the next 500 years, this would be later known as the Little Ice Age, while hundreds of millions were ravaged by plague, malnutrition and starvation as better nourished invaders repeatedly looted them for their last remaining sustenance. Many believed this really was the first glimpse of the apocalypse, hence the scientific backtracking of society... and were they wrong? Hardly. If you think that sucks, just wait until Yellowstone blows :D

[@Solid_Jackson]

Were you there?

[@nebresser9440]

@@Solid_Jackson I WAS, ever heard of the great conquerer nebresser along with his brother kerb nefres ofcourse you haven't because i used my founding Titan powers to wipe your memories

[@Solid_Jackson]

@@nebresser9440 😂

[@josephwarhold2650]

FUCKING THANK YOU someone said it

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

All of which is true but not pertinent. That is not the reason the Dark ages was so named. The expression Dark Ages was originally used to describe a paucity of information about the period.

[@agee1961]

Late Rome sounds a lot like the USA right now. Petty infighting, Greed, mistrust, all of it perfectly echoed. I'd say US has less than 100 years also

[@bigtreesfall]

You. Read. My. Mind!!! I intended on posting the same thing and I agree with you 100%. The US empire has about 100 years left.

[@rickyyacine4818]

@@bigtreesfall it happened before 🤔🤔🤔😐

[@josiahc4126]

That sounds more like every other country that ever existed

[@jm505]

Correction: 476 CE is the fifth century, not the fourth century (as stated at 0:33).

[@Toothlessfatguyplaysguitar]

I love this kinda stuff, I do t know why, but my brain has always just craved knowledge like this!!!!

[@thelostone6981]

So glad this video briefly explained why it’s called the “dark ages”. So many people misunderstand this.

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[@dirksharp9876]

I think the Goths are unfairly associated with the fall of Rome. They were just a particular tribe that early on proved adaptive more warlike than other barbarian tribes. This was not the case in Iberia as they had become totally civilized after a point and lost their customs, which wouldn't reemerge until the Reconquest. The Goths early had developed their own written language based on Greek and their runes and had developed their own branch of Christianity. When they sacked Rome, they were Christian and were not abusive towards the Roman peoples. Look at the story of Alaric and it's difficult not to take his side in the matter. And when they conquered Rome (from primarily other Germanic tribes) they encouraged Roman values and culture among Romans and invested great time and resources to see its continuation. More so it was other Germanic tribes like the Franks and Lombards who capitulated to the Church at every turn, especially by the time you get to Charlemagne, these were the illiterate barbarians who caused the dark ages. Not the Goths.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

So......you dress-up in dark clothes and consider yourself a goth.....

[@genbelisarius7780]

Alaric was the first to sack Rome, but he wasn't the last. I believe that the official fall of Rome came with the exile of Rome's emperor and no heir. Alaric was for sure played multiple times by the Roman emperor, and I don't blame him for taking the city down.

[@berig_gutisk]

The Goths didn't change his clothes. In fact, during the Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia, they still wore the red cape associated with the Goths, and it was tied by a goth red eagle. Related to Christianity, they wanted to be accepted by Romans, so they 'converted' but the goth people worshipped the germanic gods. In fact, Alaric I was buried by the germanic rite. Besides, headless horses have been found in Visigothic tombs in Spain, which means they still performed germanic rites and it's the same kind of rite found in scandinavia

[@nenadmilovanovic5271]

I know Goth tribe propaganda when I see it, you won't fool me

[@sterlingcampbell2116]

The main reason Rome fell is because they inflated their currency into worthlessness

[@fobbitoperator3620]

This is the type of historic knowledge we Americans should have gotten in school. Your tempo/cadence throughout your expert narration is pro-level. Wonderful educational video!

[@Benjamin-1776]

Had it at my school

[@fobbitoperator3620]

@@Benjamin-1776 Speaks VOLUMES about your school! There's still hope...

[@chiefvercingetorix3662]

Nice to see so many ppl viewing this video and learning about history.

[@nathanlaird]

That is not the Nicene Creed you pictured at 4:11. You have pictured not only the later expanded Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, but also with the additional modification of the filioque, which was not part of the ecumenical councils of Nicea or Constantinople. I applaud your efforts, as long as people don't take any of it as authoritative and do their own research.

[@MaxStArlyn]

There was no Byzantine Empire,…only the Roman Empire, and it was Latin and pagan. It was Greek, and Christian, and certainly NOT the dark ages.

[@aljawaharhalmutairi5043]

7:11 also, I don't know if you were aware of this, as it was not mentioned in the video, but that is not the Aqsa Mosque (one of the richest, most important, and recognized mosques in Isalm) but rather it is the Dome of the Rock. It's a really common mistake many people make, even Muslims, so I just thought it would be nice to mention it.

[@Jelly_Juice2006]

To sum up the video: dark ages doesn’t mean a “dark age” it’s really just the early Middle Ages after the fall of Rome. Different tribes were fighting over land. Islam was founded in this era. The migration period spread different cultures through Europe and the Middle East. Charlemagne conquered a lot of Europe. “Vikings” came in the centuries to follow

[@Sancho_nxt_door]

No ma'am, the Dark ages means exactly what it says. It means when the Moors aka Black Muslims ruled Europe.

[@johkupohkuxd1697]

@@Sancho_nxt_door No it definitely doesn't. The only part of Europe that the Moors ruled was Iberia. The name 'Dark Ages' refers to the lack of new literature, art and sophistication compared to the time of the vibrant antiquity that preceeded it.

[@Sancho_nxt_door]

@@johkupohkuxd1697 Sir respectfully you are incorrect. The Moors ruled Spain, and almost all of Europe. Would you like me to insert the sources this time. Where do you think the the Architectural design of Spain comes from.

[@insertclevernamehere2506]

No, The early medieval period is called the Dark Ages metaphorically, not literally - the Light of Rome had gone out, knowledge and civilisation supported by Rome was swept away in what was essentially religious fundamentalism (by our experiential standards). That is why the next period (the later medieval period, transitioning into the early 'modern' age) was called The Renaissance, the re-emergence of the 'light' (knowledge, humanism and the resultant reduction of the christian church's stranglehold on society essentially.

[@kenhernandez8128]

@@Sancho_nxt_door that's not true at all.

[@alicelorina8079]

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[@jimjim292]

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[@user-rn4tt9gw2p]

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[@timeout8928]

Deference today is a fall of US would probably create a nuclear holocaust…… why not, if you are losing control… end it for everyone. Not a good thing but very possible.

[@Maatrakha]

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[@Lorisa25]

It's *BC & AD* For Before Christ & After Death The Catholic Church invented the modern calendar we use today. We should continue to use their terminologies. Especially since the before and after dates are the same coinciding with Jesus Christ's death. This wouldn't even be a debate if we were using a Muslim or Chinese calendar

[@toddbrackett4277]

Why are you using the term "CE"? What event signified the CE?

[@mostdopecase7737]

I’m so glad I found this channel!!!!

[@andrewmagdaleno5417]

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[@Thizzamajig]

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[@froggiesscared3323]

@@Thizzamajig wth lmao

[@BraveJustDefend]

Bro its ok to use the correct term (AD) Anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord'

[@mikebauernfeind7024]

CE is meant to mean the same thing as AD for those , like me , who had no idea what CE is.

[@tmcleanful]

Why do you tell the story like it was outsiders who converted to Christianity and then sacked Rome. Rome converted to Christianity almost en masse and then proceeded to deteriorate over 100 years until it fell. This is such a weird telling of history - the framing.

[@christiandauz3742]

The Visigoths that sacked Rome were Arian Christians The book Lest Darkness Fall + Apothesis of Martin Padway is about preventing the Dark Ages

[@tmcleanful]

@@christiandauz3742 I'm not disputing that some of those who sacked Rome were Christians, but this guy makes it out like Rome itself wasn't Christian - like it was still predominantly polytheistic in terms of the religion Roman citizens identified with. This is completely misleading.

[@frons79]

@@tmcleanful That's the trick with scientific publications: you just need to change a word here and there and the overall sense completely changes and unless you were previously aware of the facts themselves, you are misled to a total different conclusion.

[@podcastfnw5262]

Rome didnt "fall" it was sold to the otomans by the roman nobility they moved North to lombardia

[@rg.3842]

Hey,I agree with you there too...Christianity wasn't forced on Rome...It had been thriving for a long while...but definitely it was brought to the masses by Constantine(the first modern Emperor)and,yes the declined of the Roman Empire ensued...but,because it ceased to be a military 🪖 power...but,most of the rest was chronologically accurate...

[@kenhernandez8128]

Rome's fall started the dark ages.

[@germ187]

I always thought it was weird how we went from Rome to Medieval times, I feel like the Romans were more civilized and inventive than the annoying Lords that came centuries after

[@nw6198]

The fall of the main organized civilization holding things together tends to have that effect, lol.

[@HistoryExplained]

Fascinating content! Your writing is exceptional and you clearly have great talent for story telling! You’re a big inspiration to me as a new history channel. Perhaps we can collaborate one day? Keep up the great work! ⭐️

[@CaptivatingHistory]

Thanks man! Yes for sure, you too!

[@mrboo3049]

@@CaptivatingHistory in the movies CONAN and KULL is it DARK AGES or MIDDLE AGES??

[@jakeeschen7868]

@@mrboo3049 The Dark Ages is the early Middle Ages, until about 1000 C.E.

[@mrboo3049]

@@jakeeschen7868 what is. CE?🤔

[@aaronholcombe2963]

Christianity and its hold on sciences literacy etc etc set us back the entire time

[@HiggaionSelah_EWFMG]

i highly recommend "THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BETWEEN CHRIST AND SATAN" ELLEN G.WHITE 1888 , REV.1911

[@JosephNusse]

What is your definition of "progress" and "decline"? If you were a slave in Europe, the "Dark Ages" was the beginning of the end of being a slave in the European Continent. Maritime sciences continued to progress during the "Dark Ages" and neither the Muslims nor the Chinese ever really caught up to the head start the Romans gave Europe in all things Naval. They other thing that is often forgotten is that during the "Dark Ages" Europeans started to push the boundaries of what could be built with stone.....and some of the great Cathedrals were even started in this period. So if you like giant Cathedrals, the development of maritime technology and the elimination of slavery and beginning of concepts such as constitutions and limiting the absolute power of monarchs, there was plenty of progress during the "so-called Dark Ages". Yes Europe was fragmented politically, but this proved to be a very short-term handicap. The idea that Europe "declined" during this age is entirely a matter of historical narrative...often driven by contemporary political sentiments. Specifically comparing a "declined" Europe to a "Thriving" Muslim world is Orientalism at it's best. Why do we never say that the Mongols overtook Europe? Conquering equals not overtaking. While the Mongols and Muslims built empires of conquest, plunder and slavery, Europeans built ships, Cathedrals and shared political power structures. Seeing that 1/3 of all people in the Roman Empire were slaves, I would gladly trade their splendor and efficient administration for life as a backwater peasant during the Dark Ages.

[@شهد-ه2ش6ج]

"While the Mongols and Muslims built empires of conquest, plunder and slavery, Europeans built ships, Cathedrals, and shared political power structures" This made me laugh about how little people know about Muslims

[@WolfTau]

Why are you not using AD in the timeline?

[@anthonymanross2914]

Modern historians change it from Before Christ (BC)/After Death(AD) to Before Common Era(B.C.E.)/Common Era(CE)

[@ihopetowin]

@@anthonymanross2914 It equates to the same thing, changing AD to CE etc, just serves to keep some little PC think tank happy. As far as I'm concerned it's AD and BC no matter what they say.

[@danielthoman7324]

I heard that Mussolini wanted to revive the ancient Roman empire.

[@douglas_fir]

Correct.

[@butters4596]

Mussolini sent his troops to do an archaeological dig in southern Italy. They found I forget what now but it would never have been found if he didn't do it.

[@cb9996]

Mussolini was a pos dictator

[@butters4596]

@@cb9996 true and another fun fact, the song whistle while you work, there is at least a version of it that goes "whistle while you work. Hitler is a jerk. Mussolini bit his... And now it doesn't work." Mussolini got perhaps more than he deserved.

[@auntiehollyd6395]

Subbed. Great videos, my dude.

[@billywayne9039]

Yep turn on the subs and slow down the speed!

[@staceygillmore6518]

Missing a lot of history especially about The Moors.

[@aarondyer.pianist]

Therefore the Council of Nicea was in effect a political convention.

[@katerinakopalek1199]

This is a great video and flows nicely. 😁

[@cruizinmax4017]

no one else noticed the different slavs land locations on these maps, how they change not too many years apart, on one map its a slavic territory and another its germanic, I personally think that the slavs were in central, eastern and southern europe for thousands of years.

[@bojanpavlovic5489]

noo. History starts with Holly Roman Empire and German tribes without Kingdom.. Slavs was just some vandal tribes, without calendar, language, culture, religion, varvaric and stupid and weak. That official history

[@kingtutt61]

Great history. Time to watch part 2. Thanks

[@xZOOMORPHICx]

6 centuries with no sunlight! unbelievable!! glad i watched the whole video

[@MrHermes3331]

The trial of Pope Formosus and the Cadaver Synod occurred during the Dark Ages - read about that event and tell me if you can still say that those countries were not characterized by excessive superstition and ignorance. The title "Dark ages" is well deserved by the Western European countries of this period

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

Facts. It’s like what happened with the disbanding of the knights Templar. That whole story blows my mind with how ruthlessly people behaved based on religious insanity

[@megajimmyfive]

@@wanghaf_Gl0yper That's not dark ages, that's several hundred years later

[@arnowisp6244]

It was not.

[@careyvinzant]

The Council of Nicea was actually about refuting the Arian heresy. The "core beliefs" of Christianity were solidified considerably earlier. For example, consider the Rule of Faith as it appears in Irenaeus c. A.D. 177. Also, the Carlingian period is fairly widely accepted as a period of significant scholarship and reform. Particularly, the reign of Charles the Bald saw a number of important discussions: the debates about the Eucharist (Radbertus and Ratramnus), predestination (Gottschalk, Hincmar, and Eriugena) and the Iconoclastic controversy (Theodulf) all involved Carolingian thinkers. The Carolingian reforms regarding catechetical preaching are also noteworthy, as are Alcuin of York's Bible and Hilduin and Eriugena's translations of the Eastern Church Fathers into Latin.

[@madcowusa4277]

Can't get used to the term "CE" and I'm not that old. I don't like it at all. Who TF decided to change it, and why?

[@XxowendanxX]

The purpose of that is to repeal the acceptance of the birth of Christ as the center factor of history, as has been the case for the last 1500 years. In order to create a new world, you have to destroy the old one first. It is the cancelling of Christ, and the removal of His name from as many aspects of life as possible.

[@insertclevernamehere2506]

@@XxowendanxX People decided there was no need to build our historical timeline references around the birthdate of an individual whose literal existence is only believed by a specific group of the world's worshippers.

[@insertclevernamehere2506]

Been changed for decades - CE and BCE. I guess 'pre and post magical zombie birth date' seemed too long ;)

[@johnlongford1734]

Pathetic excuse by numpties (I am not referring to the commentators on here). I am an atheist but I still accept AD and BC as reference points. They have been good enough all these years.

[@davidorourke4311]

Political Correctness gone mad.

[@chandrasankar3289]

why are so many events thats happened after death of christ written as BCE , shouldnt it be AD ......im confused

[@noompsieOG]

So the year this year is actually 1421 ?

[@timothywhite8058]

Thank you!! You are spot on!!

[@cobruh836]

01:24 sounds scarily familiar if we dont live in a downfall, i dont know what else infighting, petty ambitions and greed are the pillars on which our society exists today. probably not for long tho

[@donovanjones4175]

Well done, packed into 13 minutes, perfect for us with time constraints. Thank you

[@justdavedoindavestuff3479]

And short attention spans, lol. Referring to a friend 😜

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I have not had insurance for 32 years now. I now have $44,000 in savings. Insurance is a big con.

[@jazzyjay4595]

Great video but your idea of “centuries” is off. The 4th century is 300-399 AD not the 400’s. This is because the 1st century is 0-99 AD.

[@jeremyn4912]

Would love to see @CaptivatingHistory do a video describing the connections proposed in Russell Kirk's book The Roots of American Order

[@leegibson8186]

This was so well done .Thank you for the lesson and amazing editing.

[@pastadeadman4594]

It's definitely a well-done video, but... "amazing editing"?

[@tylerfrancis_]

This explanation is all over the place

[@lonewulfmo9128]

Brilliant. Is it possible to make a similar video on what is known of African civilisations?

[@keithbertschin1213]

So interesting but very fast delivery for such detailed content, I had to put on lower speed but awesome presentation. Thanks

[@billywayne9039]

Very glad KZbin has these custom speed settings. I can now understand the raving blab most people use.

[@Mike-zb7ts]

This is what the internet is for. Thank you for the free education. :)

[@jdsol1938]

''Dark Ages"" was a term to identify the period between the romans , modern europe, it is not applicably now as we know most of the history of that period

[@thomaswayneward]

Once a wrong idea is implanted in the publics mind, it is very hard to change it with facts.

[@WowUsernameAvailable]

Wouldn't 476, when Rome fell, be 5th century, not 4th?

[@frons79]

Indeed

[@JA-jx1hk]

Rome never fell. “Dark ages” is 100 percent secularist propaganda heavily biased and meant to discredit Christianity during the enlightenment period and by the governments attempting to rid themselves of the church influence. This is just factual and everyone should be honest about the blatant anti Christian bias whether or not you believe in it. Historical accuracy is important

[@JA-jx1hk]

I should say that Rome didn’t fall until much later, in the East it was when Constantinople was sacked by the ottomans and in the west they gradually drifted away

[@pawelpap9]

@@JA-jx1hk You are quite right. Modern unbiased historians should subscribe to the views you describe succinctly. There was nothing dark about this period. The Church not only survived fifth century but it’s importance increased vastly, among others thugs it provided cultural continuity, the responsibility Rome all but abdicated. Sadly, the video is silent about all these fascinating transitions and therefore rather superficial.

[@JA-jx1hk]

@@pawelpap9 yeah, especially when you consider Western Europe was basically still a bunch of tribes that Rome couldn’t control at that point, and it was through the church and Christianity that they were ultimately unified and made nations

[@TheB012]

Hi there just found your website, as a home schooler I am over the moon, the only thing that would make your website any better would be to list the events in chronological order in your playlist. I understand when you are talking about events that happened in different places over the earth that some might be taking place at the same time. I dont know if you have any power over that or if they just list in the order uploaded. But thank you for all your time and effort. What a wonderful blessing to others.

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

Cant wait for part 2!

[@CaptivatingHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@fishharvester9434]

Part two....The Biden Administration and we're only nine months in to the downfall of the United States.

[@Conanthebarbiturate]

What’s CE?

[@alexis11factor]

Actually, what happened in 325 CE during council of nacae is quite the opposite than what he said. The roman emperor abolished the PASSOVER of the New covenant that Jesus established.

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Sir you keep mentioning CE. The correct word is AD which means. The year of Our Lord

[@alexis11factor]

Okay then, AD. 325 AD. Whichever one you choose to use its still the same year.

[@galaxygalaxy4429]

​@@ronaldmessina4229It's exactly the same google it.....

[@jobuckley2999]

CE do you mean AD?

[@James-su7vq]

AD is CE. It’s just the non religious classification of the definition.

[@unclebayek8923]

This is such a well-done video that is easy to follow. Also, thanks for the books. My friends would love it as well.

[@CaptivatingHistory]

Glad to hear that Uncle Bayek!

[@shatteredknight1129]

No it's not. Only five min in, it jumps back and forth from one time frame to another with no proper order. OK do an introduction, but then start from the actual start, and proceed forward. It's a schizophrenic description that just made things more confusing than it needed to be.

[@eugenealcala]

because it is wrong.

[@DarioCut]

The 4th beast of Daniel’s vision .

[@bjl1000]

The term known as the Middle Ages is synonymous with the Dark Ages for several reasons as the period between 500-1500 A.D. included political turmoil, social unrest and the spread of disease. SOUND FAMILAR ?

[@drizzle452]

Yea. Familiar at just about every point in history. Chaos, ignorance, human fragility and irrationality are more the rule than the exception.

[@carriemartinezmurphy6348]

Yes, damn those confederate rebel traitors!

[@paulasaro]

Fall of Rome was the 5th Century (410 AD), not the 4th Century

[@asielnorton345]

let's get real, the level of science, philosophy, thought, architecture, and art during the dark ages in europe was well below that of the classical period.

[@shaheenshad5012]

@Clyde Barrow there are many claims on who invented the scientific method.

[@billmago7991]

Yep thanks to the christians.......they still want us to live in the dark ages

[@salfordlad3829]

Who changed AD to CE?

[@Drevenhaven]

“So when Rome fell to Germanic tribes, who were Christian…” That does not sound right.

[@SamedMuratagic27]

Dark Age is used to describe the late Bronze Age after its “collapse”. The time period in this video is medieval/Middle Ages

[@jordanpope1672]

if there’s very little recorded history than “dark ages” is the perfect description.

[@thetruechaby]

The photo that supposedly depicts the events of 778 is actually the depiction of the Battle of Poitiers in 732.

[@Neonator08]

The reason why this period is rightly called the Dark Ages is explained well in the video, despite insisting its not. More than half the video is spent describing life in classical antiquity with the remaining half explain why the actual time period wasn't classical antiquity. There just isn't that much recorded during that time of real note other than heavily biased Christian writings. People scavenged the great ruins of architectural wonders and engineering achievements of the Roman empire to grab enough materials to try to survive, vaguely recognizing that something or some people truly great had preceded them. The cultural echos of that Western European belief of a superior people who achieved mysterious and almost magical technological things and lived in fabulous wealth in a time before you, more or less perpetuates in fairy tales, stories and video games. It must have been incredibly frustrating to be reduced to farming failing and diseased grain crops and dying by age 30 for generation after generation and being told stories blown out of proportion trying to explain the ruins of the giant aquaduct your family was living under in a tent...

[@MrDXRamirez]

You make a good point and observation of a fallacy perpetrated by European academics reading far into remains, unable to match hypothesis, with hard evidence of a preceding civilization before Giza or Machu Pichu. The Egyptians and the Inca could not have possibly stone carved to perfection the structures they built despite the overwhelming archeological finds of tools of the period telling us how they did it s just one example of the political propaganda made of human history.

[@christophercruz1513]

I hope this channel continues. It's a good channel to learn history

[@jgrab1]

1:25 - Sounds like the United States today. Seriously.

[@AreU4Real1]

I agree. Change is needed in the structure of our government. The system is too complicated when it doesn’t need to be. Designed to protect the greed and corruption that’s so abundant on both sides of the aisle. Look at the tax code. Thousands upon thousands of pages that are written in such a way that it can be interpreted different ways. Written in a language that is designed to be understood by those that have degrees in such matters. A simple system where taxes are paid to support gov’t services for the people doesn’t need to be like this. If there needs to be tax breaks then it’s a bad system. Occupations such as Attorneys and the whole insurance industry to name a few are riddled with scam after scam that are considered legal. The medical industry is the same. Greed and corruption rule the world. We desperately need change.

[@michaelboano7183]

RG I like a consumption tax. The rich would pay when they consume and the poor who do not work would have to also contribute. Tax laws today punish only us in the middle. If one wants to be more humane, they could allow for a tax deduction for food whereas everyone gets the same monetary amount deduction

[@npalmi88]

476 is the 5th century, not the 4th

[@frozzenshadows]

Very hyped for part 2 :)

[@kapa5807]

Geek

[@frozzenshadows]

@@kapa5807 Yoo I forgot about this video, I can watch part 2 now!

[@MrJLM2001]

Rome was offically christian when it fell, not its Pagan religions; and the Germanic tribes were still Pagan when they sacked Rome

[@tweettweetjones1262]

4 more facts to insert: 1. There were 2 'Dark Ages' in world history. This was the second. 2. What is a 'Dark Age'? A dark age can happen at anytime, whenever humanity hits a crucial roadblock. Examples: 'the black plague', wars, a giant meteor hitting the earth. Basically, anything that knocks mankind back a few hundred years from progress. 3. Must mention the four great libraries of the ancient world were all mysteriously burned down after Odoacer the Germanic King and his barbarian horde ransacked Rome in 476 ad. The libraries were located in Milan, Rome, Carthage, and Alexandria Egypt.(Losing Greek teachings, history, Plato and Aristotle's writings, etc.) plebians were uneducated, left dumb, even most kings and queens could not read or write afterward. Had to depend on the clergy. 4. The Roman Western empire collapsed in 476 ad. but it lasted another 1000 years in the Eastern EmpIre. (In Constantinople, Turkey).In the western half the language was Latin, in the Eastern half they spoke Greek. * As an extra thought: The Holy Roman Empire basically transitioned into The Holy Roman Catholic Church.

[@asterixky]

It's interesting that "Brittany" also known as "Breton" or 12:56 "Britoni", was never of interest to anyone, even so it is considered as the center of the Universe (42).

[@hostilesavage4299]

But it is not the center of the universe. Hopi land is the real true center of the universe. We are the oldest living surviving people in this world... everything you think you know is all false. As all information is controlled and regulated by the elites... so even what you research is wrong lol.

[@asterixky]

​@@hostilesavage4299 LOL. Darn, I didn't know anyone remembered about the Hope Land people.

[@chelseashamim9148]

When I was a kid I thought the dark ages was literally dark outside

[@matildasheehan6522]

Chelsea Shamim same until I took ap euro 🤯

[@calebramos8858]

I thought it was like the places were dark

[@theyoutubejisas9474]

I thought about vampire and zombies

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

No it's practically a continuous holocaust they are at the churches with the stuff they don't even know who built them I like to belive the roman empire were straightedge labour warriors and they say its the best that sounds about right

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Very insightful and informative, Great video 👍👍

[@mikemurphy8067]

I taught history for a few years, so to help anyone confused out. CE is really AD which stands for Anno Domini, Latin for “in the year of the Lord”, while BC stands for “before Christ”. I think he's using CE not to offend his rulers. Also, I'm not too sure how accurate this video really is or if the way it is being presented is just strange? I couldn't bare sitting through the whole video just to find out. Oh well, it shows this video has over 319,000 views, I just hope teachers are not showing this in class. One last thing, it was the Dark Ages, not that other nonsense. I made myself laugh when I thought of how funny it would be if you changed your name to "rewriting history", lol. It would be more accurate.

[@verdantgrottobarbell5279]

Somebody got triggered lol

[@acharleyhorse1]

I have never heard the term "CE" before. I was wondering what that meant.

[@elconquistador98]

@@acharleyhorse1 it means “common era” and is PC so as to keep Christ out of it.

[@MJWance]

Never heard of CE. Common Era? Common to what? I.know what BC and AD is.

[@athenaemmanouilidis1291]

I know the Luciferians wouldn't want anything to do with Jesus Christ

[@MAX-tw3qz]

Nice one. I like these snippets of history.

[@katherinecoon6854]

This is so good 😍😍😍

[@devilsadvocate7389]

Caliphate never ruled over Balkans… it’s was Ottomans in Middle Ages who conquered Balkans.

[@matthewrudolph3514]

We’re headed for a new dark ages

[@michaelklein3112]

Tragically!😟

[@joshualafleur6174]

Sadly foreseeable

[@amandabarnhart9491]

Nah. We won't let the Libs cause it.

[@marcinwoznica5668]

We will die before then trust me

[@707thunder-li5sb]

neat presentation

[@charlottecarver5007]

Why ya gotta use CE ?????

[@victoriawhite3662]

Why not?

[@charlottecarver5007]

@@victoriawhite3662 Jesus life and death has always defined dates BC AD

[@jamestapioca1214]

Based rib

[@XxowendanxX]

Cancelling Jesus

[@MrEyesof9]

@0:34 actually, when looking at old, old growth timber that has been both, carbon dated and growth ring evaluated, there is NO dissension at all. FACTS are free of contention, as in the case of haplogroup dna studies that detail a fact based version of genetic geographic origins, as opposed to that historical versions that fail so entirely, it forces “intentions” into question.

[@stepaushi]

You said Rome fell in 476 and then said that it fell in the fourth century. 476 is in the fifth century.

[@stepaushi]

@Chris Down 100 years off is hardly splitting hairs.

[@stepaushi]

@Chris Down I suppose it is 😆 ... given that hairs do split but gnats don't have milk!

[@PD-jj4fo]

What does CE stand for?

[@cyrus1061]

CE stands for “Common Era,” “Christian Era,” or “Current Era

[@XxowendanxX]

Common era. The purpose is to remove the birth of Chris as the central fact of history. Since the early 6th century it has been A.D., or anno dominici, the year of our Lord. You can't have that when you are trying to construct a globe in which the politicians and bureaucrats are supreme. Any rivals to their allegiance must be cancelled and whitewashed out of history, as Stalin attempted.

[@vernusred4757]

So basically there was this little girl Ymir...

[@jamesspooky9488]

Lmfao I’m done 😂😂😂

[@miriba8608]

What marks C.E.?