{"product_id":"justinians-flea-the-first-great-plague-and-the-end-of-the-roman-empire","title":"Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eJustinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Rosen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143113812\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMiracle Cure \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Third Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e, the epic story of the collision between one of nature's smallest organisms and history's mightiest empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eJustinian's Flea\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and sweeping account of the little known event that changed the course of a continent.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire | William Rosen | Paperback | 9780143113812 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks A 1751447","offer_id":48927879757976,"sku":"1751447","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91t5kA3S1FL.jpg?v=1777057620","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/justinians-flea-the-first-great-plague-and-the-end-of-the-roman-empire","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}