Beacon Power

History Channel - The Dark Ages (Complete Documentary) - YouTube.flv

At its height in the second century AD, 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,... ...