The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Mayor, Adrienne - 2009-10-18

Princeton University Press, 2009-09-28. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Princeton NJ: Princeton Univ Press. Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Reprint. Hardcover. 0691126836 . A clean, tight copy, with underlining and margin notes in scattered locations, namely chapters 1, 2, 5 and 11 (there are 15 chapters) and on page 1 of the first appendix (there are two). A good reading copy for the thrifty scholar, shipped quickly with tracking number. .

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ANCIENT HISTORY. 448pp. Notes. Biblio. Index. Plates.

Princeton University Press, 2009-10-18. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Mild toning. Pages unmarked.

Princeton University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2010. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Classical Rome; ISBN/EAN: 9780691126838. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 863. . 9780691126838

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 472 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Tight copy. Record # 471700

Princeton University Press. Used - Very Good. 2009. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. (Subject: Ancient & Classical Studies.)

Princeton University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. 0691126836 . The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. 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… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2009-10-17. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.