And of course we have the Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire Roman Empire, which managed to keep on trucking and remain a cultural and intellectual jewel of Europe and the Mediterranean for centuries after. Too bad the Fourth Crusade fucked its shit up for good

Either way, yeah the light of knowledge dimmed in the 400s but it wasn't completely snuffed out.

And of course we have the Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire Roman Empire, which managed to keep on trucking and remain a cultural and intellectual jewel of Europe and the Mediterranean for centuries after. Too bad the Fourth Crusade fucked its shit up for good