Mithridates VI Eupator

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ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC

1st-century BCE wars between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Pontus

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85 BC treaty between Rome and Pontus

thumb | right | Mithradates VI Eupator, reputed for intentionally consuming poison to build immunity. Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts. The word is derived from Mithridates VI, the king of Pontus, who so feared being poisoned that he regularly ingested small doses, aiming to develop immunity.

mountain in Ukraine

English idiom expressing skepticism

psychoactive type of honey containing grayanotoxins

mother of Mithridates of Pergamon

thumb|right|Elaborately gilded drug jar for storing mithridate. By Annibale Fontana, about 1580–1590. Mithridate, also known as mithridatium, mithridatum, or mithridaticum, is a semi-mythical remedy with as many as 65 ingredients, used as an antidote for poisoning, and said to have been created by Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus in the 1st century BC. It was one of the most complex and highly sought-after drugs during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, particularly in Italy and France, where it was in continual use for centuries. An updated recipe called theriac (Theriacum Andromachi) was k

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Hellenistic city of Pontus in Asia Minor founded initially by Mithridates VI Eupator in the valley of Phanaroe