In an archeology seminar I attended we talked about how the early humanist were also responsible for the negative view on medieval Europe. Like many new established groups they needed a scapegoat to make themselves look better so they picked medieval Europe and declared it a 'dark age' in the literal sense of the wotd.
In an archeology seminar I attended we talked about how the early humanist were also responsible for the negative view on medieval Europe. Like many new established groups they needed a scapegoat to make themselves look better so they picked medieval Europe and declared it a 'dark age' in the literal sense of the wotd.
Didn't all of this start in the so-called renaissance of the 15th century?
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Could you elaborate about the myths you are referring to? I am not familiar with that time period or the myths, and would love more information.