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Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe
William Rosen
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe
William Rosen
In the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision.
384 pages, 1 map
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9781844137442 |
Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 153 × 232 × 30 mm · 470 g |
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