Aqua Tophania

Preparation of arsenic, sold by a woman, La Tophania, in Italy, early in the 18th century, IMG:content-0215.jpg:[graphic] mostly to women to kill their husbands. She was executed in Naples Naples 1719. La Sparza, another female dealer in poison, was executed in Rome 1659. More than 600 murders by poison occurred during this epoch in Italy.