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A comment on Was Cleopatra Beautiful? (1997).
Wonder if that inspired the OP?
[0] http://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/episodes/episode-62-what...
[1] http://ourfakehistory.com/
Additionally, the article can't completely be from 1997, as it references 2010 and 2013 sources.
Wonder if that inspired the OP?
[0] http://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/episodes/episode-62-what...
[1] http://ourfakehistory.com/