Ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC

The Poison King : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy / Adrienne Mayor.

A mithridate for Paracelsus / [Harold L. Klawans].

Mithridates VI as a pharmacologist : history or myth? / Patrizia Catellani and Renzo Console.

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Mithridates VI of Pontus

Works from the collections

The Poison King : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy / Adrienne Mayor.

A mithridate for Paracelsus / [Harold L. Klawans].

Mithridates VI as a pharmacologist : history or myth? / Patrizia Catellani and Renzo Console.