How long after the fall of the Roman Empire did it take for technology in Europe to catch back up?
Obviously this is a complex question with various answers depending on the type of technology and the place in Europe. Any contribution is welcome.
>>1062979
In Italy, about 800 years. In Greece, well, it never was lost.
>It's a "MEDIEVAL DARK AGES, AMIRITE?" thread
>>1062979
When did barrel roofed churches start being made? Around that time.
which technology in particular
in terms of military technology the germanics were already ahead
in terms of fine art it wouldn't be until the 15th century that they started producing works of that quality again
>>1062992
We've gone from curing 4chinz of lol dark ages to afflicting it with
>implying any knowledge was lost
>>1062992
No. It's a genuine question thread. The "dark ages" are being completely rethought but at the same time it's not wrong that people lost the knowledge (and centralized manpower) to build on the scale the romans did for a long time.
>>1062998
Red pill is code word for contrarian
>>1062994
>which technology in particular
any and all, I'm just curious about the topic in general
>>1062979
Not all that comparable really. A lot of Roman technology was lost, and rather than be recovered new technology was discovered or improved upon.
>>1062992
>Industrial pollution equal to romans is only surpassed in modern era
>concrete was literally reinvented
>literacy downed to theocratic minority
>le dark ages never happened
The big drop in technology and living standards actually happened in the last two centuries of the Roman Empire, especially after the Crisis of the Third Century.
Never base your economy on slavery, and never allow your military to escape political control.
Anyway, anywhere from the 13th to the 18th century, depending on the technology.
Infrastructure and large scale public works projects took the longest to come back.
>>1063039
>Never base your economy on slavery,
It worked for the romans for so long though... what changed?
