Justinian's Flea. Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe, Paperback/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. Publisher: Vintage Publishing Author(s): William Rosen Illustration(s): 1 map Number of pages: 384 Publication date: 2008 Dimensions: 232 x 153 x 30 Cover type: Paperback / softback