The Resource The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy, Adrienne Mayor
The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy, Adrienne Mayor
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 448 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781282608207
- Label
- The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy
- Title
- The poison king
- Title remainder
- the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy
- Statement of responsibility
- Adrienne Mayor
- Subject
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- Rome (Empire)
- Mediterranean Region
- History
- Mithridates, VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C
- Electronic books
- 88-63 B.C
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- HISTORY -- Ancient | General
- Rome -- History -- Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C
- Mithridates, VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C
- Black Sea Region -- History, Military
- Biography
- Mediterranean Region -- History, Military
- Pontus -- History
- Mithridatic Wars (Rome : 88-63 B.C.)
- Black Sea Region
- Biographie
- Mithridates (Pontisches Reich, König, VI.)
- Mediterranean Region -- Pontus
- Kings and rulers
- Military history
- Pontus -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Poisoning -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mayor, Adrienne
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mithridates
- Mithridates
- Mithridatic Wars (Rome : 88-63 B.C.)
- Mithridates (Pontisches Reich, König, VI.)
- Poisoning
- Pontus
- Pontus
- Rome
- Mediterranean Region
- Black Sea Region
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Kings and rulers
- Black Sea Region
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region
- Rome (Empire)
- Label
- The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy, Adrienne Mayor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn647875278
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 448 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282608207
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786612608209
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 260820
- 65cdfc36-dd4b-4309-9651-30317295d86d
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)647875278
- Label
- The poison king : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy, Adrienne Mayor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn647875278
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 448 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282608207
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786612608209
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 260820
- 65cdfc36-dd4b-4309-9651-30317295d86d
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)647875278
Subject
- 88-63 B.C
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographie
- Biography
- Black Sea Region
- Black Sea Region -- History, Military
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Ancient | General
- History
- Kings and rulers
- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region -- History, Military
- Mediterranean Region -- Pontus
- Military history
- Mithridates (Pontisches Reich, König, VI.)
- Mithridates, VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C
- Mithridates, VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C
- Mithridatic Wars (Rome : 88-63 B.C.)
- Poisoning -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History
- Pontus -- History
- Pontus -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- History -- Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C
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