Re:What you can learn about medieval Europe if you focus on ...
by adamjb on Friday February 12, 2021 @03:26AM
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>The Dark Ages are from ~500AD to ~900AD and as a term were first used in the 14th century.
Petrarch, the 14th C dude you're referencing, believed in a two age history demarcated by the fall of Rome and that he was living in dark, post-Roman world. The three age history of light-dark-light that would give us the term middle ages/medieval wouldn't come til the 15th C with Bruni when he tacked a modern age onto Petrarch's scheme.
Re:What you can learn about medieval Europe if you focus on ...
by cygx on Friday February 12, 2021 @03:38AM
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From what I've read, Petrarch did hope for some sort of Roman revival - so arguably, he can be seen as a spiritual successor to the three age approach...
Petrarch, the 14th C dude you're referencing, believed in a two age history demarcated by the fall of Rome and that he was living in dark, post-Roman world. The three age history of light-dark-light that would give us the term middle ages/medieval wouldn't come til the 15th C with Bruni when he tacked a modern age onto Petrarch's scheme.