The Conspiracy Theory that the Middle Ages Never Happened
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This video examines the Phantom Time Hypothesis, a conspiracy theory claiming the Middle Ages never happened, and debunks it using archaeology, Roman architecture, calendars, and astronomical events.
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Answers: Did the Middle Ages actually happen?
- Phantom Time Hypothesis
- Heribert Illig
- Calendars
- Julian calendar
- Gregorian calendar
- Archaeological evidence
- Roman architecture
- Astronomical dating
- Solar eclipses
What it concludes
- The Phantom Time Hypothesis claims the Middle Ages between 614 and 911 AD were invented by Otto III, Pope Sylvester II, and Constantine VII.
- The hypothesis fails because there is archaeological evidence from the period, 10th-century Western Europe has extensive Roman architecture, and astronomical events like solar eclipses match historical records.
- The Julian calendar discrepancy accumulated about 10 days rather than 13 days by 1582, leaving centuries unaccounted for by the hypothesis.
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