Justinian'S Flea: Plague, Empire And The Birth Of Europe

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.

• | By (Author): William Rosen
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1844137449
• | ISBN-13: 9781844137442