Pilate's Wife: A Novel of the Roman Empire

I can't fit the entire review I'd like to on here (you can see it on Amazon), but I was very disappointed in "Pilate's Wife". Extremely inaccurate historically with people, places, names, dates, and not a great book at all. I'm not sure where these 5 star reviews are coming from. I guess from people who don't know their ancient history very well😞.

Having just completed Pilate's Wife today, Palm Sunday 2008, this novel of the Roman Empire has great significance for me. I could not put the book down! Anoinette May has penned an extraordinary historical novel centered around Claudia, Pilate's independent, passionate and visionary wife. The myriad colors, sounds, and opulence of an empire at it's height are brought to life exquisitely and with much comparison and allusions... Read Full Review

...I couldn't put this book down...from the first page you are immersed in the life of roman noble family....love, war, passion, history - everything is in this book. A must read!

When I saw the title, I incorrectly assumed that this would be biblical fiction. It is not. It's a magical observation of the time leading up to Christ's death. Filled with the fascinating ritual of the many "gods" of a pre-Christian society. Colleen McCullough's Rome series made me a huge fan of (at least reading about) the Roman Empire, and Marian Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon (among others) made me a fan of historical... Read Full Review

Pilate's Wife is a magnificent historical literary masterpiece. Ms. May is a wonderful storyteller she brings the past to life as you watch the glories and barbarism of the ancient Roman Empire. Her description of the scenes are so lifelike that I imagined myself sitting in the crowd at the circus observing the slaughter. It's a wonderful depiction of the Greatest Story ever told from a totally different direction. It is... Read Full Review