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Title:
The poison king [DAISY talking book] : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy
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Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Toronto : CNIB, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 computer laser optical disc (22 hrs., 34 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780616608692
Abstract:
Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. Descriptions of violence. 2010.
General Note:
Digital audiobook in DAISY format
Search and access by headings, index and pages.
Index, bibliography and notes produced in synthetic speech.
Performers:
Valerie Wong.
Contents:
Kill them all, and let the gods sort them out -- A savior is born in a castle by the sea -- Education of a young hero -- The lost boys -- Return of the king -- Storm clouds -- Victory -- Terror -- Battle for Greece -- Killers' kiss -- Living like a king -- Falling star -- Renegade kings -- End game -- In the tower.
Technical Details:
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps.
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Language:
English
