If I may be so bold...
The Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine) kept alive much of the knowledge and laws of the Romans. They also had the knowledge from the Greeks. Remember the Roman empire did not fall in the
400's A.D. It fell on May 29, 1453.
Mmogamer wrote:
If I may be so bold... The Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine) kept alive much of the knowledge and laws of the Romans. They also had the knowledge from the Greeks. Remember the Roman empire did not fall in the 400's A.D. It fell on May 29, 1453.That's very true, but the Dark Ages refers to the history of western Europe and the British Isles.
One has to differentiate between the Roman empire and the Byzantine empire.
Their relationship is too complex and lengthy to be thrashed out here, but for purposes of this thread let it be said that Byzantine sources aren't much help in filling in the historical record of the Dark Ages in Europe.