Justinians Flea Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen

Justinians Flea Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen

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In the middle of the sixth century, the world's smallest organism collided with the world's mightiest empire. Twenty-five million corpses later, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision.

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Justinians Flea Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen

In the middle of the sixth century, the world's smallest organism collided with the world's mightiest empire. Twenty-five million corpses later, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision.
William Rosen was a senior executive at Macmillan and Simon & Schuster publishing houses for more than twenty-five years, working with authors including Bernard Lewis, Felipe-Fernandez-Armesto, Philip Craig and Tim Clayton, Marina Benjamin, and Robert Lacey. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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ISBN 13 9780224073691
ISBN 10 0224073699
Title Justinians Flea Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe
Author William Rosen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2007-05-03
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.