Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World

by Colin Elliott

A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle

In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069121915X
• ISBN13: 9780691219158
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"