Pontius Pilate: Follow-Up

Since I finished my book about a week ago, I've decided to write a follow up post about it. I have to say that I enjoyed the novel. It was definitely interesting from a historical prospective and since I do like history in general, it kept me interested for the entire course of the novel. Like I mentioned in my last post, there are not many exact historical facts about Pilate's life. However, most of the events that happened in the book are actual events that happened. In his note, the author talks about the historical accuracy's in the book "such principal events as his involvement in the standards affair, the aqueduct construction and riot, the episode of the golden shields, the clash with the Samaritans, and his recall are all attested by ancient sources, notably Josephus and Philo." (Maier, 301). There are other events that may not have actually happened, but instead were speculation based on facts. The book also gave insights on politics in Ancient Rome at the time. Which involved lots of paranoia and assassinations. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical books and historical fiction.