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There is no suggestion that popes, with the possible exception of Stephen II, actually knew the document to be a forgery until this was demonstrated to be the case in the fifteenth century.
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Who proved the Donation of Constantine to be forgery?
A:Lorenzo Valla proved the Donation of Constantine, by which Emperor Constantine supposedly granted great wealth and power to Pope Sylvester and his successors, to be a forgery in the fifteenth century.
What date was the Donation of Constantine?
A:The Donation of Constantine was a forgery written, possibly with the knowledge of Pope Stephen II, just prior to 754 CE or perhaps a few years later, in either case to establish grounds for papal assumption of sovereignty over territories in Italy. .It was supposedly written by Emperor Constantine at the time he adopted Christianity early in the fourth century, granting great wealth and power to Pope Sylvester and his successors. It was proven to be a forgery in the fifteenth century, but there is no suggestion that popes other than Stephen II actually knew the document to be a forgery until this was demonstrated to be the case.
Did they know that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery?
A:There is no suggestion that popes, with the possible exception of Stephen II, actually knew the document known as the Donation of Constantine to be a forgery until this was demonstrated to be the case in the fifteenth century.
Donation of Constantine was a forgery?
It was forged to establish the pope's power over the western roman empire
What has the author Greg Constantine written?
Greg Constantine has written: 'Kenya's Nubians'
What has the author David Constantine written?
David Constantine has written: 'Mappa mundi'
What has the author T Constantine written?
T. Constantine has written: 'Traffic engineering'
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Ngoran Constantine Tardzenyuy has written: 'Nyuysham'
What has the author Eddie Constantine written?
Eddie CONSTANTINE has written: 'L' homme tonnerre'
What has the author Barbara Constantine written?
Barbara Constantine has written: 'Et puis, Paulette'
What has the author Constantine Asproulakis written?
Constantine Asproulakis has written: 'Education and ethics in the works of Plato'
Did Constantine move capitals because of the pope?
No, there were no popes at the time of Constantine. Constantine moved the capital because of economic and logistical reasons. The eighth-century forgery now known as the Donation of Constantine claimed that Constantine moved his imperial capital to the east, in order to grant the pope temporal power in the west. However, nothing in this document was true.
