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For me, this book wasn't quite 4 stars, but neither 3 stars.
Overall it was enjoyable, a what seems to be authentic look into the latter half of the ancient Roman empire. It is a good book through which one could peer into ancient Rome, with glimpses into other cultures as well.

Topic
I enjoyed the historical ancient Rome setting and there were plenty of things to learn historically and culturally speaking.
A fair amount of focus is given to the emergence of Christianity and the Jewish-Christian conflict as well as the impact of Christianity on Rome. I feel like sometimes there is too much focus on the general Christianity subject through less relevant events, character interactions, etc.

Writing style
It is mostly easy to read (Romanian translation), with a balanced amount of words that are not commonly used (archaisms, bookish or ancient culture related words).
My main dislike is the last part of the book, which is comprised of the very long monologue from the main character, feels to me a bit incoherent in terms of subject and time. At times it felt like rambling (but that adds perhaps to the authenticity of what the monologue represents?) with various subjects interleaved into each other and without following a strict chronological timeline at times.
After the long monologue, the Epilogue of the book that wraps up everything (after 570+ pages) is less than 2 pages... I would have much preferred a longer and detailed epilogue instead.