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The Dark Ages were not dark, that is why they are not called the Dark Ages anymore but rather the early Medieval period or Early Middle Ages, take your pick. It is a common misconception that all learning was lost and somehow rediscovered, that is simply not true.
I suppose you had the Byzantines still thriving, but Western Europe was indeed dark, very dark. That is why Roman infrastructure rotted and there is very little left from the period. The only learning going on was by the monks and sponsored by the Church. If it weren't for the monks spending their lives copying texts, it may yet to be "rediscovered".
The early modern Europeans destroyed Roman culture and civilization (hence the dark ages). I would say Western Civilization probably began when the Church consolidated power. Perhaps Charlemegne.
