The hero in the play is given a magic/love 'potion' so that he will fall in love with the princess.
He drank the fatal 'potion'.
sleeping 'potions'
(..) - Here he is. - Highness. Senator Gaius, Senator Falco. Beware of Gaius. He'll pour a honeyed potion in your ear... and you'll wake up one day, and all you'll say is, " Republic, republic, republic." Well, why not? Rome was founded as a republic. (..)2000 Gladiator