Ben Hur is a novel written by Lew Wallace. It is the story of the life of a man by the name of Judah Ben Hur who lived at the same time as Jesus Christ. The conflict of this story was this story was man against man. The men were the Romans against the Jews. Also the Romans against Jesus Christ in particular.

The story begins with the events leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus is born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, and is visited by three wise men. One of whom was an Egyptian named Balthasar who is mentioned throughout the story.

After the birth of Christ, the goes to Ben Hur to his friend Messala who was Judean but had been studying in Rome. Messala was very arrogant after his visit to Rome and this made Ben Hur angry with him. Therefore...