A note for readers, there's a new book aimed at the popular audience,
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe. You can find reviews
here and
here. I'm going to pass on it probably because it is a general interest book which doesn't introduce any original material, but it looks like some readers of this weblog get something out of it (though do read
Plagues and Peoples if this genre is new to you).
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