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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
The Poison King The Life and Legend of Mithradates Rome's Deadliest Enemy
Author: Adrienne Mayor
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, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691126838
ISBN-10: 0691126836
Publication Date: 10/18/2009
Pages: 472
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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