A forged document that purported to be written by the Emperor ConstantineConstantine I (c. A.D. 272–337) was a Western Roman Emperor who, after a series of civil wars, became emperor of the entire Roman Empire. He strengt... more whereby he purportedly gave all of the lands of the Western half of the Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official ... more to the popeThe Roman Catholic bishop of Rome who is regarded as the successor of the chief apostle, Peter, and as the Vicar of Christ is the holder of the Aposto... more. It was exposed as a fraud by the humanistA scholar during the Renaissance movement who sought to recover a more historically accurate understanding of ancient languages and literature, includ... more scholar Lorenzo Valla in 1440, by establishing that it was written in 8th century 400-500 years after ConstantineConstantine I (c. A.D. 272–337) was a Western Roman Emperor who, after a series of civil wars, became emperor of the entire Roman Empire. He strengt... more.
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