Cardiff University

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 read more 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