How did Mithridates VI respond to the threat of poisoning?
He never ate anything
He only ate food he prepared himself
He regularly ingested sub-lethal doses of poison
He hired a royal food tester
Answer
In order to protect himself from being poisoned, Mithridates VI, king of Pontus, regularly ingested sub-lethal doses of poison, so that he would be able to build up an immunity to the poison. This practice was known as mithridatism.
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