Phantom Time Hypothesis - Images + Sorted By: Newest Oldest Comments Favorites High Score Low Score Views Phantom Time Hypothesis Phantom Time Hypothesis phantom time hypothesis heribert illig holy roman emperor otto iii pope sylvester ii byzantine emperor constantine vii anno domini charlamagne is fake Today's Top Image Galleries J.D. Vance Face Edits Diablo Immortal Invincible War OCs Kobolds
![28.8k TIL the Phantom time Conspiracy theory claims the time period AD 614 to 911 never existed. The Theory claims these extra 300 years of History were fabricated in the middle ages to legitimise Otto's claim over the Holy Roman Empire. According to the theory we should be living in the year 1726. (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 4 days ago by Hashkovo 1907 comments share save hide give award report crosspost hide all child comments Phantom time conspiracy theory MON IM The phantom time hypothesis claims Charlemagne did not exist. The phantom time conspiracy theory is a pseudohistorical conspiracy theory first asserted by Heribert Illig in 1991. It hypothesizes a conspiracy by the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, Pope Sylvester II, and possibly the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII,[further explanation needed] to fabricate the Anno Domini dating system retroactively, in order to place them at the special year of AD 1000, and to rewrite history to legitimize Otto's claim to the Holy Roman Empire. Illig believed that this was achieved through the alteration, misrepresentation and forgery of documentary and physical evidence. According to this scenario, the entire Carolingian period, including the figure of Charlemagne, is a fabrication, with a "phantom time" of 297 years (AD 614-911) added to the Early Middle Ages. Evidence contradicts the hypothesis and it failed to gain the support of historians, and calendars in other European countries, most of Asia and parts of pre-Columbian America contradict this. W hosted on wikipedia](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/624/739/238.png)
![28.8k TIL the Phantom time Conspiracy theory claims the time period AD 614 to 911 never existed. The Theory claims these extra 300 years of History were fabricated in the middle ages to legitimise Otto's claim over the Holy Roman Empire. According to the theory we should be living in the year 1726. (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 4 days ago by Hashkovo 1907 comments share save hide give award report crosspost hide all child comments Phantom time conspiracy theory MON IM The phantom time hypothesis claims Charlemagne did not exist. The phantom time conspiracy theory is a pseudohistorical conspiracy theory first asserted by Heribert Illig in 1991. It hypothesizes a conspiracy by the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, Pope Sylvester II, and possibly the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII,[further explanation needed] to fabricate the Anno Domini dating system retroactively, in order to place them at the special year of AD 1000, and to rewrite history to legitimize Otto's claim to the Holy Roman Empire. Illig believed that this was achieved through the alteration, misrepresentation and forgery of documentary and physical evidence. According to this scenario, the entire Carolingian period, including the figure of Charlemagne, is a fabrication, with a "phantom time" of 297 years (AD 614-911) added to the Early Middle Ages. Evidence contradicts the hypothesis and it failed to gain the support of historians, and calendars in other European countries, most of Asia and parts of pre-Columbian America contradict this. W hosted on wikipedia](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/624/739/238.png)
