Monte Cassino Abbey: History and Major Facts
Founded in the 6th century CE by Benedict of Nursia, Monte Cassino Abbey has been through quite a lot over the centuries, from it being sacked by the Lombards and...
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Were the Middle Ages that Dark as some historians often describe the period?
For centuries, the commonly held view was that the thousand years following the fall of the Western Roman Empire witnessed large swathes of Western Europe deteriorate socially, economically and politically....