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Mad Honey and the Poisoner King: A Case of Mass Grayanotoxin Poisoning in the Roman Military
We describe an episode of mass poisoning during the ancient Third Mithridatic War. In a brutal and well-planned ambush, forces from the Kingdom of Pontus destroyed a Roman column through the clever use of “mad honey.” Incapacitated by the acute poisoning, the Romans were unable to hold off the Ponti...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10226383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255894 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38289 |