Sylvester II
Americannoun
noun
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Instead, the German historian argued, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III and Pope Sylvester II, desiring to live in the numerically significant year AD1000, fabricated a significant chunk of history.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2017
Scholars say that Pope Sylvester II gave the treasure to Hungary's first King, Stephen I, for a Christmas gift in the year 1000.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new numbers didn’t catch on, even though a tenth-century pope, Sylvester II, was an admirer of them.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Occasionally a distinguished scientist like Gerbert, who became Pope Sylvester II, or Petrus Hispanus the well-known physician, who became Pope John XXI, were even made Popes.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.
Duke Stephen of Hungary receives the royal title from Pope Sylvester II.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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