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He claimed descent from cyrus the great, the family of darius the great, the regent antipater, the generals of alexander the great as well as the later kings antigonus i monophthalmus and seleucus i nicator mithridates was born in the pontic city of sinope, and was raised in the kingdom of pontus. The poison king describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Get the poison king audio books download free cd download now. Kresley cole have always been a favourite of mine, but this book of hers rocketed her to being an idol. The life and legend of mithradates, romes deadliest enemy audible audio edition. Iceberg slim, ne robert beck, author of the multimillioncopy memoir pimp and such equally popular novels as trick baby and mama black widow. Catalog of free audiobooks, that are available in the public domain.
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