The Dark Ages

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 it's 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. DVD Features: Special Feature-length Documentary "The Plague"; Featurette "History in the Making: The Dark Ages"