#CUatLunch - A remedy fit for a king

16/05/2020 13 min
#CUatLunch - A remedy fit for a king

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Episode Synopsis

Dr Laurence Totelin, a Reader in Ancient History at Cardiff University, tells story from the history of botany and pharmacy featuring the famed antidote of the Anatolian King Mithradates, which was supposed to treat almost everything and make him immune to poisons.

You can about Laurence’s work here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/73040-totelin-laurence

And more about King Mithridates here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus