The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor ISBN 13: 9780691150260

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 448 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Light bump top corner back cover. Owner's name / blind stamp front end paper.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x1x8. Sixth printing. Remainder mark. 2010 Trade Paperback. xxii, 448 pp. 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 the most recent archaeological and scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been told before. The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement.… Read More

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. 3rd Printing. Paperback. 448p. A new, unread softcover book.

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Paperback / softback. New. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC, inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. This title tells the story of Mithradates.

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Princeton Univ Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. 448 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.25 inches.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. 448 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.25 inches.

Princeton University Press, 2011-03-27. Paperback. New.