The title may sound scandalous but the book is not. In fact, a lot of reviews which I read afterwards are more of scandalous in nature.
It was surprising to see that a lot of readers (?) mentioned this book to be written to take a ride on anti-christian narrative. Another accusation was that this mentioned only the bad things of Roman days but if you read the introduction it stated very clearly that the songs are already sung on high notes in the praise of those good things, and this book tries to find a balance between the two extremes, which it did well.
Not everything can be proved by the records, and books of which only the few survived. And it is not an understatement that zealots always tipped the balance in favour of the stronger one who was left behind to tell the story. A lot things had be read in the peripheral texts, and signs of demolition.
Faith is not a bad thing in itself but it can drive people to do the unimaginable deeds. Specially, when it is against any type of reason, argument or rationality.
Banning the common practices, and persecuting the people for what they believe in was approved by law. There was a selective bias behind what is to be kept safe, and what is to be burnt. And later what is left to be used as a proof point of good intentions which were never there. Also, a lot of things were brushed under the carpet for the saints. If in doubt take a closer look at what they preached.
Peace
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