The Dark Ages

A Comprehensive Chronicle of Europe's Turbulent Transformation from Rome to Medieval Civilization

Charles Oman

• Publisher: Heritage Words Publishing
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9782387173157
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: History of Architecture

In The Dark Ages, Charles Oman delivers a detailed and compelling survey of the centuries following the fall of Rome—an era marked by invasions, shifting kingdoms, cultural upheaval, and the slow rebuilding of European society.
This restored edition presents Oman's authoritative narrative in a clear, modern format, preserving his insightful analysis of political developments, military history, and the rise of new powers across the continent. From the migrations of the Goths and Vandals to the emergence of early medieval states, the book offers a vivid account of a misunderstood yet foundational period in world history.
Praised for its depth, clarity, and historical range, this work remains valuable to students, scholars, and readers fascinated by the evolution of European civilization.
Explore the forces that shaped the medieval world—add this essential historical classic to your library today.

Table of contents

• ODOACER AND THEODORIC 476-493
• THEODORIC KING OF ITALY 493-526
• THE EMPERORS AT CONSTANTINOPLE 476-527
• CHLODOVECH AND THE FRANKS IN GAUL 481-511
• JUSTINIAN AND HIS WARS A.D. 528-540
• JUSΤIΝIΑΝ—(CONTINUED)
• THE EARLIER FRANKISH KINGS AND THEIR ORGANISATION OF GAUL 511-561.
• THE VISIGOTHS IN SPAIN
• THE SUCCESSORS OF JUSTINIAN 565-610
• DECLINE AND DECAY OF THE MEROVINGIANS 561-656.
• THE LOMBARDS IN ITALY, AND THE RISE OF THE PAPACY 568-653
• HERACLIUS AND MOHAMMED 610-641
• THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE VISIGOTHS 603-711
• THE CONTEST OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE AND THE CALIPHATE 641-717
• THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT MAYORS OF THE PALACE 656-720
• THE LOMBARDS AND THE PAPACY 653-743
• CHARLES MARTEL AND HIS WARS 720-41
• THE ICONOCLAST EMPERORS—STATE OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE IN THE EIGHTH CENTURY 717-802
• PIPPIN THE SHORT—WARS OF THE FRANKS AND LOMBARDS 741-768
• CHARLES THE GREAT—EARLY YEARS CONQUEST OF LOMBARDY AND SAXONY.
• THE LATER WARS AND CONQUESTS OF CHARLES THE GREAT 785-814
• CHARLES THE GREAT AND THE EMPIRE
• LEWIS THE PIOUS 814-840
• DISRUPTION OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE—THE COMING OF THE VIKINGS 840-855
• THE DARKEST HOUR—A.D. 855-887 FROM THE DEATH OF LOTHAIR I. TO THE DEPOSITION OF CHARLES THE FAT
• ITALY AND SICILY IN THE NINTH CENTURY (827-924)
• GERMANY 888-918
• THE EASTERN EMPIRE IN THE NINTH CENTURY 802-912
• THE END OF THE NINTH CENTURY IN WESTERN EUROPE. CONCLUSION