The Poison King [electronic resource] : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy / Adrienne Mayor.

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A new account of one of Rome's most relentless but least understood foes. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a rul...

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Main Author: Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C.
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.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2009 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2009 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
Format: Electronic eBook

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ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2009 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2009 (EBSCO)