Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe Composition & Performance turning his focus toward humanity’s

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Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe Composition & Performance turning his focus toward humanity’sThe Emperor Justinian reunified Romes fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals who had separated Italy, Spain, and North Africa from imperial rule. In his capital at Constantinople he built the world's most beautiful building, married its most powerful empress, and wrote its most enduring legal code, seemingly restoring Rome's fortunes for the next five hundred years. Then, in the summer of 542, he encountered a flea. The ensuing outbreak