The Poison King : : The Life and Legend of Mithradates, 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 unt...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (472 p.) :; 10 color plates. 75 halftones. 9 maps. |
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