- Join THE HISTORY CHANNEL® on an unforgettable voyage through one of the most desolate periods in human history as the rulers, conflicts, and cataclysmic societal breakdown of THE DARK AGES are brought to light. At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, trade, power and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome–rotten to the co
At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, trade, power and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome–rotten to the core by the fifth century–lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. THE DARK AGES profiles those who battled to shape the future, from the warlords whose armies threatened to case the demise of European society, like Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to the men and women who valiantly tended the flames of justice, knowledge, and innovation including Charlemagne, St. Benedict, Empress Theodora, and other brave souls who fought for peace and enlightenment. It was in the shadows of this turbulent millennium that the seeds of modern civilization were sown.
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April 13, 2008
#1
Great show, fast shipping. But I found out to late I could have gotten it off iTunes for $4! Im going to give it to my Dad for XMAS>
April 14, 2008
#2
I can understand why a drama might not have subtitles, though even that is difficult to swallow nowadays. For a narrated history documentary not to have subtitles or captioning for the hearing impaired is simply shocking, shameful and shoddy!
April 14, 2008
#3
This isn’t one of the best of History Channel’s documentaries for good reason — it wasn’t a well documented period in world history. Consequently, the series seemed superficial at best and didn’t convince me that it accurately portrayed this time period. It seemed to have a limited budget and was a half baked effort. Perhaps the depressing theme made it less than palatable for the production team. Perhaps it was already known most people wouldn’t bother to watch it for more than a few minutes because it was a boring expose of a dark period in human history.
There did seem to be a responsible toning down of the twisted dark things of that period as far as torture for fear of sensationalizing these aspects. However, I must say this series was extremely boring and made me want to pick up a book of history rather than watch this drab documentary. It seemed to blame the entire Dark Ages on the fall of the Roman Empire and completely overlooked the harm fanatical religion caused.
April 14, 2008
#4
A very useful review of the times and famous people involved in that, for many, mysterious era of history.
April 14, 2008
#5
I’m not even going to bother providing a detailed blow-by-blow analysis of this History Channel production. Suffice it to say that there is almost nothing good I can say about it–I guess maybe the music is ok, but otherwise it’s worthless: the reenactments are cheap, juvenile, cheesy,laughable and misleading, especially the portrayal of Justinian, as well as the battle scenes (complete with horsemen riding with stirrups which would not appear in the west for another 300 years). The academic ‘authorities’ who appear are equally sub-par.