I might have liked this one even better than Pontius Pilate. It picks up where the other one left off - in Rome. And it follows the first records of the early church (carefully documented in the back for interested people like me) and Rome's mindset of what religion was and then Rome's reaction to these strange "jews". Did you know they accused early Christians of atheism? ironic, i think. I also like the edict that was championing public morality while defaming the jews. Nowadays you hear 'morality' and you think 'christian' -- not always synonyms. The Flames of Rome talks about the first martyrs of Rome -- so there is a lot of grisly deaths. Also a lot of suicides.

It also made me glad that we had a democracy, however messed up it is currently. At least we don't have Emperor Nero!