PLAGUE IN ROME: MISERY, SHOCK AND AWE - Colin Elliott, Pox Romana. The Plague that Shook the Roman World. Pp. xxiv + 304, figs, ills, maps. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2024. Cased, £28, US$32. ISBN: 978-0-691-21915-8.

Christer Bruun

doi:10.1017/s0009840x25102011

PLAGUE IN ROME: MISERY, SHOCK AND AWE - Colin Elliott, Pox Romana. The Plague that Shook the Roman World. Pp. xxiv + 304, figs, ills, maps. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2024. Cased, £28, US$32. ISBN: 978-0-691-21915-8.

The Classical Review 2026

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Authors: Christer Bruun

DOI: 10.1017/s0009840x25102011

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Abstract

PLAGUE IN ROME: MISERY, SHOCK AND AWE - Colin Elliott, Pox Romana. The Plague that Shook the Roman World. Pp. xxiv + 304, figs, ills, maps. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2024. Cased, £28, US$32. ISBN: 978-0-691-21915-8.

Fields of Study & Subjects

History of Science and Medicine Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies Yersinia bacterium plague ectoparasites research

Publication details

Journal / source: The Classical Review
Volume: 76
Issue: 1
Pages: 228–230
Publication date: 2 January 2026
Language: EN