The Poison King

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Mithridates VI was the King of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC who biohacked his body into immunity from poison, survived being struck by lightning with nothing more than a tiny scar, and became a huge thorn in the side of the Roman Empire.

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0:34.7	On today's softcore history, we're talking about King Mithridates.
0:38.4	The king who apparently could not be poisoned, no matter how hard anyone tried.
0:43.9	The poison king, he became totally immune to all forms of toxic substances that entered his body.
0:51.4	He was a descendant from both Cyrus and Alexander the Great,
0:56.8	and he was, in his mind, destined for big things.
1:02.3	Yeah, but a little empire called Rome had other plans, apparently.
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