Question: is ben hur based on fact?
Answer: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an 1880 novel by American author Lew Wallace. And since it's a novel, that means the tale of Ben-Hur is 100 percent fiction, wholly created by Wallace. So what is Jesus doing in the story? ... It uses the fictional character of Judah Ben-Hur to work as an allegory for Jesus' life.