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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-     Subjects     Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-       by title:      The Poison King : th...       by call number:      939.3 M473p     Search the Web     Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-     Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 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.       MARC Display

The Poison King : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy / Adrienne Mayor. by Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- Princeton University Press, c2010. Call #: 939.3 M473p Subjects Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 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. ISBN:  9780691126838 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691126836 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  xxii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-433) and index. 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. Summary:  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 ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 939.3 M473p Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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