Sujet

Mithridates VI of Pontus allegedly attempted suicide by poison

Légende

Mithridates VI of Pontus allegedly attempted suicide by poison, this failed however because of his immunity to the poison, so he requested his Gaulish bodyguard and friend, Bituitus, to kill him by the sword. Mithridates VI or Mithradates VI,135–63 BC, aka Mithradates the Great or Eupator Dionysius. King of Pontus and Armenia Minor. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

20e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh

Notre référence

UMG20B19_154

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,4Mo (6,4Mo) / 30,1cm x 42,0cm / 3552 x 4961 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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