The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy

Adrienne Mayor

448 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced
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Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intr...

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