On Jesus however, most serious historians are convinced he existed. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Nowadays, though no one doubts that the dramatic detail of the Flight of Helen, the Wrath of Achilles, and the rest, is imaginary, the poems are treated as valuable sources of evidence for the history of Greece and neighbouring lands shortly before 1000 BC Even our own Arthurian legends, I observe, are now treated seriously by quite serious historians, when they are seeking for light upon the dark age of Britain. (religion-online.org)
max: Ironically Philo of Alexandria lived during the alleged lifetime of Jesus, yet as a very serious historian wrote nothing about Jesus. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)