Robert Redford: Redford subsequently directed The Conspirator (2010), about the trial of Mary Surratt, who was accused of having collaborated in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and The Company You Keep (2012), in which he starred as a family man running from his radical activist past. His directing style is…

Claude McKay: …verse, Songs of Jamaica and Constab Ballads (1912).

constable, officer of state in western European countries from medieval times and also of certain executive legal officials in Great Britain and the United States. The title comes stabuli is found in the Roman and particularly in the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire from the 5th century ad as

Bayonne, city, Hudson county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., on a 3-mile (5-km) peninsula between Newark and Upper New York bays, adjacent to Jersey City, New Jersey, and within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Bayonne is connected with Staten Island, New York City (south), by a

Archibald Constable was the most gifted bookseller-publisher of Edinburgh’s Augustan Age and, for a decade, owner of Encyclopædia Britannica. At the age of 14 Constable was apprenticed to an Edinburgh bookseller, Peter Hill; after six years he left to open his own bookstore. He began to publish

John Constable was a major figure in English landscape painting in the early 19th century. He is best known for his paintings of the English countryside, particularly those representing his native valley of the River Stour, an area that came to be known as “Constable country.” The son of a wealthy

Eugénio de Castro: …(1899; “Longings for Heaven”), and Constança (1900), a sensitive interpretation of the personal drama of the wife of Dom Pedro, who later became Peter I of Portugal. Dom Pedro’s mistress, Inês de Castro, figures prominently in Portuguese history and literature.

Constance was the queen of Sicily (1194–98) and Holy Roman empress-consort (1191–97). Her marriage to a Hohenstaufen gave that German dynasty a claim to the throne of Sicily and her political skill preserved the throne for her son. The daughter of King Roger II of Sicily, Constance married the

Konstanz, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is situated where the Rhine River flows out of Lake Constance (Bodensee), adjacent to Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and within a small enclave of German territory on the south side of the lake. The site of a Roman fort, it was

Council of Constance, (1414–18), 16th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. Following the election of two rival popes (Gregory XII in Rome and Benedict XIII in Avignon) in 1378 and the attempt at the Council of Pisa in 1409 to resolve the Great Schism by the election of a new pope, the

Lake Constance, lake bordering Switzerland, Germany, and Austria and occupying an old glacier basin at an elevation of 1,299 feet (396 m). It has an area of 209 square miles (541 square km) and is about 40 miles (65 km) long and up to 8 miles (13 km) wide, with an average depth of 295 feet (90 m)

Lake Constance, lake bordering Switzerland, Germany, and Austria and occupying an old glacier basin at an elevation of 1,299 feet (396 m). It has an area of 209 square miles (541 square km) and is about 40 miles (65 km) long and up to 8 miles (13 km) wide, with an average depth of 295 feet (90 m)

Italy: Northern Italy: …truce of Venice into the Peace of Constance, in which he renounced the regalia claimed at Roncaglia but preserved the administrative rights of the crown. From defeat he thus managed to salvage a considerable portion of his imperial power.

Frederick I: Early years: …Eugenius III to sign the Treaty of Constance (1153) with him because the Pope was more exposed to pressure from the Norman kingdom to the south as well as from Arnold of Brescia in Rome. Frederick promised not to make peace with the Roman commune, headed by Arnold (whom he…

Carlos Fuentes: …otras novelas para vírgenes (1989; Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins), El naranjo; o, los círculos del tiempo (1993; “The Orange Tree; or, The Circles of Time,” Eng. trans. The Orange Tree), Inquieta compañía (2004; “Disturbing Company”), and Todas las familias felices (2006; Happy Families: Stories).

perceptual constancy, the tendency of animals and humans to see familiar objects as having standard shape, size, colour, or location regardless of changes in the angle of perspective, distance, or lighting. The impression tends to conform to the object as it is or is assumed to be, rather than to

Constans I was a Roman emperor from 337 to 350. The youngest son of Constantine the Great (reigned 306–337), Constans was proclaimed caesar by his father on December 25, 333. When Constantine died on September 9, 337, Constans and his two brothers, Constantius II and Constantine II, each adopted

Constans II Pogonatus was a Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperor whose reign saw the loss of Byzantium’s southern and eastern provinces to the Arabs. The son of the emperor Constantine III, Constans came to the throne in September 641, at age 11, after his father’s death; during his minority the

constant, a number, value, or object that has a fixed magnitude, physically or abstractly, as a part of a specific operation or discussion. In mathematics the term refers to a quantity (often represented by a symbol—e.g., π, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter) that does not

mechanics: Falling bodies and uniformly accelerated motion: … studied the mathematical properties of uniformly accelerated motion. He had little interest in whether that kind of motion could be observed in the realm of actual human existence, but he did discover that, if a particle is uniformly accelerated, its speed increases in direct proportion to time, and the distance…

principles of physical science: Conservation of angular momentum: The total angular momentum (also called moment of momentum) of an isolated system about a fixed point is conserved as well. The angular momentum of a particle of mass m moving with velocity v at the instant when it is at…

azeotrope, in chemistry, a mixture of liquids that has a constant boiling point because the vapour has the same composition as the liquid mixture. The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture may be higher or lower than that of any of its components. The components of the solution cannot be separated

law of definite proportions, statement that every chemical compound contains fixed and constant proportions (by mass) of its constituent elements. Although many experimenters had long assumed the truth of the principle in general, the French chemist Joseph-Louis Proust first accumulated conclusive

k.d. lang: …to the hugely popular “Constant Craving.” The single introduced her to a wider audience, and it won the Grammy for best pop vocal performance.

Benjamin Constant was a Franco-Swiss novelist and political writer, the author of Adolphe, a forerunner of the modern psychological novel. The son of a Swiss officer in the Dutch service, whose family was of French origin, he studied at Erlangen, Ger., briefly at the University of Oxford, and at

materials testing: Static tension and compression tests: Constant displacement-rate testing machines are generally driven by gear-screws.

conservation of energy, principle of physics according to which the energy of interacting bodies or particles in a closed system remains constant. The first kind of energy to be recognized was kinetic energy, or energy of motion. In certain particle collisions, called elastic, the sum of the

bat: Orientation: …or the frequency may be constant (CF) during part of the pulse, followed by a brief FM sweep; either FM or CF pulses may have high harmonic content. The pulse duration varies with the species and the situation. During cruising flight the pulses of the greater false vampire bat (Megaderma…

John le Carré: In 2001 le Carré published The Constant Gardener (film 2005), in which a British diplomat investigates his wife’s death and uncovers a corrupt pharmaceutical company. In Absolute Friends (2003) two Cold War-era intelligence agents reconnect in Europe after the September 11 attacks. A Most Wanted Man (2008; film 2014) follows…

John le Carré: …published The Constant Gardener (film 2005), in which a British diplomat investigates his wife’s death and uncovers a corrupt pharmaceutical company. In Absolute Friends (2003) two Cold War-era intelligence agents reconnect in Europe after the September 11 attacks. A Most Wanted Man (2008; film 2014) follows the efforts of…

materials testing: Static tension and compression tests: Constant load-rate test machines employ separate load and measurement units; loads are generally applied by means of a hydraulic ram into which oil is pumped at a constant rate. Constant displacement-rate testing machines are generally driven by gear-screws.

conservation of mass, principle that the mass of an object or collection of objects never changes, no matter how the constituent parts rearrange themselves. Mass has been viewed in physics in two compatible ways. On the one hand, it is seen as a measure of inertia, the opposition that free bodies

conservation of momentum, general law of physics according to which the quantity called momentum that characterizes motion never changes in an isolated collection of objects; that is, the total momentum of a system remains constant. Momentum is equal to the mass of an object multiplied by its

Edmund Goulding: The 1940s: …a Day (1943), Goulding made The Constant Nymph (1943), a solid soap opera in which Charles Boyer played a composer whose greatest work is inspired by the love of a smitten young girl (Joan Fontaine). Just as emotional, if less grand, was Claudia (1943), a marital comedy with Robert Young…

Pedro Calderón de la Barca: Religious plays of Pedro Calderón de la Barca: …is El príncipe constante (1629; The Constant Prince), which dramatizes the martyrdom of Prince Ferdinand of Portugal. El mágico prodigioso (1637; The Wonder-Working Magician) is a more complex religious play. Los dos amantes del cielo (The Two Lovers of Heaven) and El Joséf de las mujeres (c. 1640; “The Joseph…

Dorothy Parker: …book reviewer, known as “Constant Reader,” for The New Yorker, and she was associated with that magazine as a staff writer or contributor for much of the rest of her career.

immune system: Basic structure of the immunoglobulin molecule: …composed of two regions, called constant (C) and variable (V). These regions are distinguished on the basis of amino acid similarity—that is, constant regions have essentially the same amino acid sequence in all antibody molecules of the same class (IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, or IgE), but the amino acid sequences…

Suffolk, city, southeastern Virginia, U.S., at the head of navigation of the Nansemond River. It lies near the Great Dismal Swamp, immediately southwest of the cities of Portsmouth and Chesapeake in the Hampton Roads region. In 1974 it merged with the former Nansemond county and the towns of

Benjamin Constant was a Franco-Swiss novelist and political writer, the author of Adolphe, a forerunner of the modern psychological novel. The son of a Swiss officer in the Dutch service, whose family was of French origin, he studied at Erlangen, Ger., briefly at the University of Oxford, and at

chemical analysis: Coulometry: …requirement can be met in constant-current coulometry by using the current to perform a coulometric titration. In a coulometric titration, the current generates a titrant that chemically reacts with the analyte. By keeping the precursor to the titrant in excess, it is possible to ensure that all of the current…

chemical analysis: Electrogravimetry: Assays done by using constant-current electrogravimetry can be completed more rapidly (typically 30 minutes per assay) than assays done by using constant-potential electrogravimetry (typically one hour per assay), but the constant-current assays are subject to more interferences. If only one component in the solution can react to form a…

chemical analysis: Coulometry: Constant-potential coulometry is not subject to the effects of interferences, because the potential of the working electrode is controlled at a value at which only a single electrochemical reaction can occur.

chemical analysis: Electrogravimetry: …than assays done by using constant-potential electrogravimetry (typically one hour per assay), but the constant-current assays are subject to more interferences. If only one component in the solution can react to form a deposit on the electrode, constant-current electrogravimetry is the preferred method. In constant-potential electrogravimetry the potential at the…

fish processing: Drying: …of drying, known as the constant-rate period, water is evaporated from the surface of the product and the temperature of the product remains constant. In the final stages of drying, known as the falling-rate period, the temperature of the product increases, causing water to move from the interior to the…

game theory: Classification of games: Constant-sum games are games of total conflict, which are also called games of pure competition. Poker, for example, is a constant-sum game because the combined wealth of the players remains constant, though its distribution shifts in the course of play.

consumer price index: Conceptual difficulties: …of consumers is called a constant-utility index, since it measures not the change in price of a constant bundle of goods but the change over time in the costs of purchasing bundles of goods that yield a constant level of utility or satisfaction.

particle accelerator: Constant-voltage accelerators: The simplest type of particle accelerator is constructed by mounting a particle source on one end of an insulated, evacuated tube and creating a high voltage between the ends, with the polarity such that the particles are impelled from the source toward the…

Constanța, city, capital of Constanța județ (county), southeastern Romania, on the Black Sea. Situated about 125 miles (200 km) east of Bucharest, it is the country’s principal seaport. Since 1960 a coastal conurbation stretching from Năvodari to Mangalia, including the principal Black Sea resort,

Constanƫa, judeƫ (county), southeastern Romania, bounded by Bulgaria on the south. The Black Sea lies to the east, and the northward-draining Danube River delimits the county’s western border. Constanƫa judeƫ, consisting mostly of lowlands, contains several lakes. Constanƫa city, Romania’s

cupronickel: Cupronickel has high electrical resistivity; constantan, an alloy of 55 percent copper and 45 percent nickel, is used in resistors, thermocouples, and rheostats. See also Monel.

Grateful Dead: ) Tom Constanten (born March 19, 1944, Longbranch, New Jersey, U.S.) Keith Godchaux (born July 19, 1948, San Francisco—died July 21, 1980, Marin county, California) Donna Godchaux (born August 22, 1947, San Francisco) Brent Mydland (born October 21, 1952,

Constantia, residential area, Western Cape province, South Africa, near Cape Town. It is located in Constantia Valley, famous since the 18th century for wines produced on both government and private farms. The Groot Constantia homestead there was built about 1685 by Governor Simon van der Stel and

Coutances, town, Manche département, in the Normandy région of northwestern France, on the Soulle River, near the English Channel. As Cosedia, it was one of the nation’s chief pre-Roman towns, inhabited by the Unelli, an ancient Celtic tribe. Renamed Constantia in the 3rd century to honour the

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton was an American poet whose verse, distinctively American in character, was admired in her day. Sarah Apthorp was the daughter of a well-to-do merchant and evidently acquired an unusually thorough education. In 1781 she married Perez Morton. She had formed the habit of

Salamis, principal city of ancient Cyprus, located on the east coast of the island, north of modern Famagusta. According to the Homeric epics, Salamis was founded after the Trojan War by the archer Teucer, who came from the island of Salamis, off Attica. This literary tradition probably reflects

Judith Sargent Stevens Murray was an American writer during the early republic, remembered largely for her essays and journalistic comment on contemporary public issues, especially women’s rights. Judith Sargent was the daughter of a wealthy shipowner and merchant and received an unusually good

Thomas de Keyser: …even when full-length, as in Constantijn Huygens and His Secretary (1627). He painted few pictures during the last 27 years of his life. De Keyser’s major architectural work is the tower of the Amsterdam Town Hall.

Bertran De Born: …twice warred with his brother Constantin for sole possession of the family heritage. Their liege lord, Richard the Lion-Heart, Duke of Aquitaine, initially favoured Constantin, successfully besieging Bertran’s fortress of Hautefort and expelling him (1183). Later, however, lord and vassal were reconciled; and Bertran, restored to his lands, abetted Richard…

Constantine was a usurping Roman emperor who was recognized as coruler by the Western emperor Honorius in 409. Proclaimed emperor by his army in Britain in 407, Constantine crossed to the European continent with a force of British troops; by the end of the year he controlled eastern Gaul. An army

Skikda, town, Mediterranean Sea port, northeastern Algeria, situated on the Gulf of Stora. Founded by French Marshal Sylvain-Charles Valée in 1838 as the port of Constantine, it has an artificial harbour. Skikda occupies the site of ancient Rusicade, port of 4th-century Cirta, and has the largest

Isaac ben Solomon Israeli: …in 1087 by the monk Constantine, who claimed to have written them himself. Not until 1515 was their true authorship uncovered, and the works were republished in Lyon under the title Omnia Isaac Opera (“All of Isaac’s Works”); the editor, however, mistakenly included the writings of other medical scholars as…

Constantine was the pope from 708 to 715. Constantine upheld Roman supremacy against the insubordination of Felix, archbishop of Ravenna. He received as a pilgrim King Cenred of Mercia, who became a monk at Rome (709). Constantine strongly objected to the canons, several of which opposed Roman

Constantine, city, northeast Algeria. A natural fortress, the city occupies a rocky diamond-shaped plateau that is surrounded, except at the southwest, by a precipitous gorge through the eastern side of which flows the Rhumel River. The plateau is 2,130 feet (650 metres) above sea level and from

Saints Cyril and Methodius: Cyril (originally named Constantine) had missionary experience with the Arabs and had been a professor of philosophy at the patriarchal school in Constantinople when he began to work with his brother Methodius, the abbot of a Greek monastery, for the conversion of the Khazars northeast…

Frederick II was the king of Sicily (1197–1250), duke of Swabia (as Frederick VI, 1228–35), German king (1212–50), and Holy Roman emperor (1220–50). A Hohenstaufen and grandson of Frederick I Barbarossa, he pursued his dynasty’s imperial policies against the papacy and the Italian city-states. He

Keanu Reeves: The Matrix and John Wick series: …starred as a demonologist in Constantine (2005) and a would-be bank robber in Henry’s Crime (2010). In 2013 he made his directorial debut with Man of Tai Chi (2013), about an underground martial-arts fight club; he also starred in the drama. Reeves then received praise for his performance as a…

Constantine (II) was an antipope from 767 to 768. He was a soldier and—through the support of his brother Toto, duke of the bishopric of Nepi near Rome—was elected pope on July 5, 767, to succeed St. Paul I. Constantine’s opponents, led by Christopher, the powerful chief of the notaries, fled to

Constantine I was the king of Scotland or Alba, the united kingdom of the Picts and Scots (862–877), who succeeded his uncle Donald I. Constantine’s reign was occupied with conflicts with the Norsemen. Olaf the White, the Danish king of Dublin, laid waste the country of the Picts and Britons year

Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture that prepared the way for the growth of Byzantine and Western medieval culture. Constantine

Constantine I was the king of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. His neutralist, but essentially pro-German, attitude during World War I caused the Western Allies and his Greek opponents to depose him in 1917, and, having lent himself to Greece’s disastrous policy of territorial

Constantine II was the king of Greece from 1964 to 1974. After spending World War II in exile in South Africa, Constantine returned to Greece in 1946. When his father became King Paul I in 1947, Constantine became crown prince; he succeeded to the throne upon his father’s death on March 6, 1964.

Constantine II was a Roman emperor from 337 to 340. The second son of Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337), he was given the title of caesar by his father on March 1, 317. When Constantine the Great died in 337, Constantine II and his brothers, Constans and Constantius II, each adopted the title

Constantine II was one of the greatest of early Scottish kings, his long reign (900–943) being proof of his power during a period of dynastic conflicts and foreign invasions. During the first part of his reign the kingdom was still beset by the Norsemen. In his third year they wasted Dunkeld and

Constantine III was a Byzantine emperor from January to April or May 641. He was coemperor with his father, Heraclius, from 613 and with his brother Heraclonas from 638. During his reign, court intrigues nearly led to civil war, which was prevented by his death. It was rumoured that he was poisoned

Constantine III was the king of the Scots (995–997), who succeeded to the crown after the murder of his cousin, Kenneth II, son of Malcolm I. After a brief reign of two years he was himself killed, perhaps by an illegitimate son (named Kenneth) of Malcolm I or by his successor, Kenneth

Constantine IV was a Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685. He was the eldest son of Constans II and became coemperor with him in 654. Constantine withstood a four-year Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678), greatly enhancing Byzantine prestige and indeed marking a turning point in European history.

Constantine IX Monomachus was the Byzantine emperor from 1042 to 1055. Constantine owed his elevation to Zoe, the empress of the Macedonian dynasty, who took him as her third husband. Constantine belonged to the civil party, the opponents of the military magnates, and he neglected the defenses of

Constantine (XI) Lascaris was a titular Byzantine emperor, 1204–05. While the Latin crusaders were besieging Constantinople in April 1204, the emperor Alexius V slipped away into exile, and Constantine, one of the city’s leading defenders, was proclaimed emperor in the Cathedral of St. Sophia.

Constans II Pogonatus was a Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperor whose reign saw the loss of Byzantium’s southern and eastern provinces to the Arabs. The son of the emperor Constantine III, Constans came to the throne in September 641, at age 11, after his father’s death; during his minority the

Constantine the African was a medieval medical scholar who initiated the translation of Arabic medical works into Latin, a development that profoundly influenced Western thought. Constantine possessed an excellent knowledge of Greek, Latin, Arabic, and several additional languages acquired during

Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture that prepared the way for the growth of Byzantine and Western medieval culture. Constantine

Constantine V Copronymus was the Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775, son of Leo III the Isaurian. Constantine was made coruler of the empire with his father in 720. Most of his life before and after his accession as sole ruler was spent in largely successful military campaigns against Arabs and

Constantine VI was the Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797, and the grandson of Constantine V. At 10 years of age Constantine succeeded his father, Leo IV, under the guardianship of his mother, Irene. It was during her regency that the seventh ecumenical Council of Nicaea (787) reestablished the

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the Byzantine emperor from 913 to 959. His writings are one of the best sources of information on the Byzantine Empire and neighbouring areas. His De administrando imperio treated the Slavic and Turkic peoples, and the De ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae, his longest

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the Byzantine emperor from 913 to 959. His writings are one of the best sources of information on the Byzantine Empire and neighbouring areas. His De administrando imperio treated the Slavic and Turkic peoples, and the De ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae, his longest

Constantine VIII was a Byzantine emperor, coemperor with his brother Basil II from c. 962 to 1025 and sole ruler from 1025 to 1028. He was a pleasure-loving man who allowed the administration to fall into the hands of others. He had no male heir, and on his deathbed he arranged that his second

Constantine X Ducas was the Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067, successor to Isaac I Comnenus. Constantine’s accession was a triumph for the civil aristocracy and was unfortunate in that he proved an incapable emperor. He reduced the army and neglected the frontier defenses at a time when the

Constantine X Ducas was the Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067, successor to Isaac I Comnenus. Constantine’s accession was a triumph for the civil aristocracy and was unfortunate in that he proved an incapable emperor. He reduced the army and neglected the frontier defenses at a time when the

Constantine XI Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of

Constantine XI Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of

Constantine XI Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of

Constantine XI Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of

Arch of Constantine, (ad 312), one of three surviving ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome. Erected hastily to celebrate Constantine’s victory over Maxentius, it incorporates sculptures from many earlier buildings, including part of a battle frieze and figures of prisoners from the Forum of

Basilica of Constantine, large, roofed hall in Rome, begun by the emperor Maxentius and finished by Constantine about ad 313. This huge building, the greatest of the Roman basilicas, covered about 7,000 square yards (5,600 square m) and included a central nave that was 265 feet (80 m) long and 83

Learie Constantine, Baron Constantine of Maraval and Nelson was a Trinidadian professional cricketer and government official. Constantine’s play at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, in June 1928 first made British audiences aware of the high quality of West Indian cricket. In the same year,

Learie Constantine, Baron Constantine of Maraval and Nelson was a Trinidadian professional cricketer and government official. Constantine’s play at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, in June 1928 first made British audiences aware of the high quality of West Indian cricket. In the same year,

Algeria: The Tell: …follows another to separate the plains of Constantine from the sea. The lands south of the plains are dominated by the Hodna, Aurès, and Nemencha ranges. The plains themselves, which have long been used for growing cereal grains, have a distinct local topography and do not present the same features…

Constantine-Silvanus was the probable founder of the Middle Eastern sect of Paulicians, a group of Christian dualists. Constantine-Silvanus is said to have come from Mananali (Mananalis), near Samosata, Syria. In assuming the additional name of Silvanus, he intended to honour a companion of St.

Romania: New constitution: …Iliescu lost the presidency to Emil Constantinescu, the leader of the Democratic Convention of Romania (Convenția Democrată din România; CDR), whose party had formed a centre-right coalition with the Social Democratic Union (Uniunea Social Democrată; USD) and the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată a Maghiarilor din România; UDMR).…

Donation of Constantine, the best-known and most important forgery of the Middle Ages, the document purporting to record the Roman emperor Constantine the Great’s bestowal of vast territory and spiritual and temporal power on Pope Sylvester I (reigned 314–335) and his successors. Based on legends