"The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization" by Arthur J. Versluis explores the role of drugs in ancient societies, particularly in ancient Rome.
So he's like, Okay. He deleted it and then submitted it, got his PhD, and then wrote a book based on that part of the dissertation that he left out, which the book was called The Chemical Muse.
""The book "The Chemical Muse" is mentioned as a result of dissertation research on ancient Rome."