Pox Romana by Colin Elliott

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/26193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pox Romana Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Author: Colin Elliott Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Release date: 02-06-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 27 ratings Genres: Ancient Publisher's Summary: 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 the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreading disease, known now as the Antonine plague, may have been history’s first pandemic. Soon after its arrival, the Empire began its downward trajectory toward decline and fall.