El veneno nos ha llegado como eco de las grandes culturas antiguas, ya sea para castigar a quienes profanaban las tumbas egipcias o para ser inoculado a trav s de la ponzo a de la serpiente que te ricamente mordi a Cleopatra. Agripina, Cal gula o los Borgia hi-cieron del envenenamiento casi un arte. Era la forma m s f cil, c moda y discreta de poner en los brazos del Alt simo a un pont fice molesto, un candidato peligroso o a un rey un tanto d scolo. Un entretenido repaso a algunas de las historias ligadas al uso del veneno desde la Antig edad -empleado como elemento de caza- hasta nuestros d as. El ars nico, el cianuro, el polonio o los modernos agen-tes t xicos se han usado a lo largo de la historia para acabar con los enemigos, tratando de no dejar rastro. Reyes, papas, sacerdotes, cortesanas, todos ellos tienen cabida en estas p ginas a trav s de los complots, las tramas y las p cimas que los hicieron c lebres. Poison has reached us as an echo from the great ancient cultures--used to punish those who desecrated Egyptian tombs or administered through the venom of the snake said to have bitten Cleopatra. Figures like Agrippina, Caligula, and the Borgias turned poisoning into almost an art form. It was the easiest, most convenient, and discreet way to deliver a bothersome pope, a dangerous contender, or an unruly king into the arms of the Almighty. This is an entertaining journey through stories tied to the use of poison from antiquity--when it was employed in hunting--up to the present day. Arsenic, cyanide, polonium, and modern toxic agents have all been used throughout history to eliminate enemies while attempting to leave no trace. Kings, popes, priests, courtesans--all find their place in these pages through the plots, schemes, and potions that made them infamous.
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