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30: The Phantom Time Hypothesis -- The Middle Ages Never Happened

2022/6/26
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AJ (节目主持人): 本期节目探讨了德国历史学家提出的“幻影时间假说”，该假说认为公元1000年左右，教会和神圣罗马帝国皇帝合谋篡改了历法，虚构了614年到911年这300年的历史，这段时间被称为“幻影时间”。假说认为，查理曼大帝是虚构的人物，是为了支持历法变更而创造的，目的是为了增加皇帝和教皇的权力。该假说基于以下几个方面的证据：首先，儒略历与实际太阳年的差异导致历法与春分点出现偏差，格里高利历的修正也存在一些疑点；其次，在614年到911年这段时间，历史记录和文物非常匮乏，科技发展停滞，建筑风格几乎没有变化；再次，查理曼大帝的成就被认为过于夸张，难以在短短46年的统治时间内完成；最后，一些考古证据也缺乏对这段时间的支持。然而，该假说也存在一些反驳的观点，例如哈雷彗星的出现记录可以用来反驳“幻影时间假说”，格里高利教皇的历法修正并非完全错误，他只是基于尼西亚会议的修正基础上进行了进一步的调整。大部分历史学家认为“幻影时间假说”已经被证伪，但它仍然是一个引人入胜的故事。

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A German historian claims the year is actually 1724, suggesting a conspiracy to fabricate the Middle Ages and the existence of Charlemagne.

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According to a German historian, the year is actually 1724. He says our calendar is a lie and a big chunk of the Middle Ages never happened.  

Which says that back in 1000 AD, there was a conspiracy between the church and the Holy Roman emperor to change the calendar. The years 614 through 911 were completely made up. Those 300 years just didn't happen.  

So all that history you learned about Charlemagne and the middle ages. Completely fabricated. In fact, the theory says that Charlemagne was specifically designed as propaganda to support the calendar change. To give the emperor and the pope more power.  

Sounds crazy? Well, there may proof.  

Let's find out why.

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