Now thought to have been an actual historical city, the ruins of which have recently been excavated, Nineveh was long dismissed as Biblical legend by archaeologists, having no physical evidence that it had ever existed.

A. Nineveh was long dismissed as Biblical legend by archaeologists, having

B. Nineveh was long dismissed as Biblical legend by archaeologists, who had

C. archaeologists long dismissed Nineveh as a Biblical legend, having

D. archaeologists long dismissed Nineveh as Biblical legend and had

E. archaeologists long dismissed Nineveh as Biblical legend; they had

OA B

Source: Princeton Review