How could the dark ages as it is known be extended? I know it had some good parts how would be the best way of keeping around longer?
How could the dark ages as it is known be extended? I know it had some good parts how would be the best way of keeping around longer?
Make the Western Roman Empire last longer and become more corrupt.
At the same time, have Attila the Hun invade Constantinople, succeeding because an earthquake struck the city no less than a week or two before he attacks (completely plausible, there were several huge earthquakes in the area in that time period).
However, the longer it lasts, the more corrupt it becomes.The first is kind of contradictory - if the WRE is more corrupt, it won't last longer.
True.The second . . . even if Constantinople's walls are damaged by a huge earthquake, there's still the garrison of the city. And fighting like this does not play to the Hun strengths.