[Sca-cooks] period poisons...

[Terry Decker]

Since the title is Socrates drinks from the poisoned cup, the poison is an
infusion of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).  The execution of Socrates is
recorded by Plato, one of Socrates's students.

Bear

>Here is a web site of deaths by unnatural causes in illuminations, it
>contains a section on poisoning. Unfortunately they don't list the poison
>being used.
>http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/highlights/31E23_uk.html
>
>Cecily