Nathan, 05/03/2013 18:00:
Anything that is obscure is going to take a long time
to discover. I
don't think history is special in that regard; problem is one of
having it come to the attention of someone sufficiently expert enough
to know for sure it's fake. If it seems technical and esoteric, most
people will assume its true or be skeptical but not sure enough to
challenge.
Come on, seriously? I'd agree in general, but "Gaius Flavius Antoninus,
supposed assassin of Julius Caesar" is definitely not something
technical and esoteric... It's one of the most famous events in
(western) human history, Dante's Inferno is read in USA perhaps even
more than in Italy etc.
Nemo