Justinian's flea : the first great plague and the end of the Roman Empire
Rosen, William, 1955-2008
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It was the golden age of Emperor Justinian, who, from his glorious capital of Constantinople, united and reigned over an empire stretching from Italy to North Africa. It was the zenith of his achievements - and the last of them. In A.D. 542, the bubonic plague struck. In weeks, the glorious classical world of Justinian was plunged into chaos, and the beginnings of a medieval Europe were born. It was the first pandemic the world had ever known and it left its indelible mark: when the plague finally ended, more than 25 million people lay dead. Weaving together history, microbiology, ecology, jurisprudence, theology, and epidemiology, Justinian's Flea is a unique and sweeping account of the little-known event that changed the course of an empire.
Main title:
Author:
Rosen, William, 1955-, author
Imprint:
New York Penguin Books, 2008.
Collation:
384 p. : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780143113812
Dewey class:
949.5013949.5
LC class:
DF556
Language:
English
BRN:
368957