Excellent points all around. Regarding #3, there are some historical/legendary materials - I used to have a book that summarized them, but I gave it to my mother-in-law. However, that’s not the same as having something on the order of Tacitus’s history.
1. Thank you.
2. I liked my mother-in-law very much. At first she didn't like me because of my heritage and faith. BUT, I grow on folks, like a benign fungus. :o)
3. SO true! We don't seem to have that objectivity anymore. Too many agendas.