Mithridates
Mithridates was the name of several kings of Pontus, an ancient kingdom on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor.
The most famous, Mithridates VI (134–63 BCE), was a formidable enemy of Rome who legendarily made himself immune to poisons by taking small doses throughout his life.
This practice gave rise to the term mithridatism, meaning the gradual building of tolerance to a poison through repeated exposure to non-lethal amounts.
Biological-origin harm agent
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- venomInjected animal poison
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
belladonna · cyanide · immunity · tolerance · toxicology · lethal · deadly · neurotoxin
Landlocked sea near Caucasus
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- Bosporan KingdomAncient Pontic Greek state
Cappadocia · Galatia · Greek colonies · satrap · Persian
Willingness to accept difference
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
incremental · acclimatization · immunization · resistance · prophylaxis · endurance · prevention · gradual exposure
First Triumvirate member
- Roman RepublicRome before its emperors
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
rebellion · Asia Minor · Ephesus · alliance · treaty · defeat · siege · conquest
One knowing many languages
- languagesSystems of human communication
- scholarLearned, studious person
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
assassination attempts · royal court · intrigue · literature · pharmacy · legendary king
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- venomInjected animal poison
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
hemlock · belladonna · cyanide · immunity · tolerance · toxicology · lethal · deadly · neurotoxin · ricin
Black Sea
Landlocked sea near Caucasus
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
Bosporan Kingdom · Cappadocia · Galatia · Greek colonies · satrap · Persian
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
resilience · incremental · acclimatization · immunization · resistance · prophylaxis · endurance · prevention · gradual exposure · protective
Pompey
First Triumvirate member
- Roman RepublicRome before its emperors
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
resistance · rebellion · Asia Minor · Ephesus · alliance · treaty · defeat · siege · conquest
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- languagesSystems of human communication
- scholarLearned, studious person
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
paranoia · assassination attempts · royal court · intrigue · literature · pharmacy · legendary king
- Ancient RulersNebuchadnezzar, Genghis Khan, Hammurabi, Cyrus the Great, Ramesses II
- Greek RulersAlexander the Great, Philip II, Leonidas, Cleopatra, Ptolemy
- Persian RulersCyrus, Darius, Xerxes, Shah, Nadir
- Hellenistic FiguresAlexander the Great, Ptolemy, Eratosthenes, Archimedes, Euclid
- PontusPontus, Pontic Greeks, Black Sea
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
MithridatesPompey
First Triumvirate member
Julius Caesar · Scipio Africanus · Roman legions · Herod the Great · Marcus Aurelius
MithridatesRome
Italy's capital city
Roman Senate · Roman Republic · Pompey · Western imperialism · Romanization
- Mithridates VIPoison-resistant Pontic ruler