Following the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe fell in to a time of famine, war, and plague. This was a time known as the “Dark Ages.” Now modern historians see this time period differently than before, for in the midst of despair, there were also glimmers of human development and advancement. Ancient Rome as the world knows it was gone, a figure to be romanticized by the ages; in its place, Europe was heading towards a religious and cultural revolution. Four hundred years following this...