The novel tells of the tragic fate of the first Christians.
In world history, there aren’t that many pages that can be compared in vividness to the Jewish War (66–73)—the rebellion of the Jews against Roman might, which after a series of encounters of unheard-of ferocity ended with the fall of both Judea itself and Jerusalem, and the destruction of the famous Temple.
In the author’s depiction of the twists and turns of the Jewish War, a romantic storyline about the fates of two lovers—Miriam, a Jewish woman, and Mark, a Roman centurion—is also woven in.