The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / 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 no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:	Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C. Mithridates (Pontisches Reich, König, VI.) Poisoning > Political aspects > Rome > History. Pontus > Kings and rulers > Biography. Pontus > History. Rome > History > Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C. Mediterranean Region > History, Military. Black Sea Region > History, Military. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical. HISTORY > Ancient > General. Kings and rulers. Black Sea Region. Mediterranean Region. Mediterranean Region > Pontus. Rome (Empire) 88-63 B.C. History. Military history. Biographies. Electronic books.
Genre:	Biography. History. Military history. Biographies. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (JSTOR)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 448 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Kill them all, and let the gods sort them out
A savior is born in a castle by the sea
Education of a young hero
The lost boys
Return of the king
Storm clouds
Victory
Terror
Battle for Greece
Killers' kiss
Living like a king
Falling star
Renegade kings
End game
In the tower.