The ancient king Mithridates VI, nicknamed the Great, was so afraid of poisoning that he made himself invulnerable to poisons and this became his curse. When the Romans drove him into a corner, he could not die from his own hand. IA EAOMEDIA tells an incredible story about the king who outwitted poisons, but could not outwit fate.
Mithridates VI, King Pontus, lived in a world where poison was a favorite weapon of enemies. Fearing to die from poisoning, he developed a tricky plan: daily took microdoses of famous poisons to develop immunity. This method included a mixture of arsenic, snake poison and other toxins that he consumed with herbs and antidotees. His fear was not in vain: his mother and sister, according to rumors, were already trying to poison him.
When in 63 BC The Romans under the command of Pompey defeated his army, Mithridates was in a hopeless situation. Not wanting to surrender, he decided to commit suicide by drinking poison. But his plan failed: the years of training made the body immune to toxic substances. According to Appian, the king in despair turned to his faithful servant and bodyguard Bitoite, who fulfilled his order and stabbed Mithridates with a sword. This tragic irony went down in history: a man who outwit poisons could not outwit death.
