Mithridates Inspires Mithridatism Poison Immunity

Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering nonlethal doses, and it takes its name from Mithridates VI, the king of Pontus. In the first century BCE, Mithridates reportedly feared assassination by poisoning so much that he regularly ingested small amounts of various toxins in an attempt to build immunity.

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