Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire
Autor William Rosenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2008 – vârsta de la 18 ani
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.
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.
Preț: 107.47 lei
Nou
Puncte Express: 161
Preț estimativ în valută:
20.58€ • 21.43$ • 17.07£
20.58€ • 21.43$ • 17.07£
Carte indisponibilă temporar
Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:
Se trimite...
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143113812
ISBN-10: 014311381X
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: b/w maps throughout
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 014311381X
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: b/w maps throughout
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
“ Ambitious and learned . . . readers will be swept along by the strong current of Mr. Rosen’s good natured erudition.”
—The Economist
“ Impressive study of the Bubonic plague and its impact on history . . . eccentric and erudite . . . a massively ambitious work.”
—The Guardian (UK)
"History written with passion, panache, and an appealing bit of attitude."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Impressive study of the bubonic plague and its impact on history. . . . Eccentric and erudite . . . a massively ambitious work."
—The Guardian (London)
—The Economist
“ Impressive study of the Bubonic plague and its impact on history . . . eccentric and erudite . . . a massively ambitious work.”
—The Guardian (UK)
"History written with passion, panache, and an appealing bit of attitude."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Impressive study of the bubonic plague and its impact on history. . . . Eccentric and erudite . . . a massively ambitious work."
—The Guardian (London)
Descriere
This sweeping narrative explores history's first pandemic--a plague that occurred seven centuries before the Black Death which killed millions, devastated the empires of Persia and Rome, and opened the way for the armies of Islam. Maps.