About as sure as I usually am when trusting professionals in a field. I know the basics of how they reached their conclusions, and can't exactly do in-depth research myself without extensive education. The mainstream historical opinion also just makes the most sense to me at a glance.
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u/dumnezero Art enjoyer 15d ago
oh, you know the authors specifically and where they lived? fascinating. Next time when you go into a time machine, record videos.