Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe
by Rosen, William
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1844137449
- ISBN 13
- 9781844137442
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The epic story of the collision between one of nature?s smallest organisms and history?s mightiest empire During the golden age of the Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian reigned over a territory that stretched from Italy to North Africa. It was the zenith of his achievements and the last of them. In 542 AD, the bubonic plague struck. In weeks, the glorious classical world of Justinian had been plunged into the medieval and modern Europe was born. At its height, five thousand people died every day in Constantinople. Cities were completely depopulated. 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 were 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 a continent.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57437
- Title
- Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe
- Author
- Rosen, William
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1844137449
- ISBN 13
- 9781844137442
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Constantinople Eastern Catholic Church Plagues
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Health;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
About Callaghan Books South
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...