The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton University Press,
2009
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly illustrated book--the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years--Adrienne Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 448 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0691126836 9780691126838 9781400833429 1400833426 1282608207 9781282608207 9786612608209 661260820X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
