Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

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Petrarch viewed the Middle Ages as a period of cultural darkness that separated him from the classical past, particularly the direct communication with the literature, philosophy, and values of ancient Greece and Rome. He saw this era as a decline from classical antiquity, hence his term "Dark Ages."

Petrarch Believed That the "Dark Ages" Were Not the Pagan