Greek fire, a medieval weapon of mass destruction, was likely developed by the Byzantines around the late 7th century CE. This flammable liquid, once ignited, could not be easily extinguished by water, and was rumored to continue burning even when doused with it. Greek fire was deployed from siphons or tubes on ships, resembling flamethrowers, and used against enemy vessels. A formidable weapon, it could consume wood, cloth, and flesh, and was said to burn on water surfaces, with claims that onl
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Greek fire, a medieval weapon of mass destruction, was likely developed by the Byzantines around the late 7th century CE. This flammable liquid, once ignited, could not be easily
Gary Arndt. Gary Arndt · Original audio. Greek fire, a medieval weapon of mass destruction, was likely developed by the Byzantines around the late 7th century CE. This flammable liquid, once ignited, could not be easily extinguished by water, and was rumored to continue burning even when doused with it. Greek fire was deployed from siphons or ...
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Greek Fire is the ultimate secret. The recipe was guarded so closely that it died with the Byzantine Empire. As a result Greek Fire remained a mystery for nearly 1,400 years, not because we lacked the chemistry, but because nobody thought to combine history, chemistry and geology and actually test it at full scale. This is the ultimate story of interdisciplinary science at its finest, solving ancient mysteries with hands on science. Love it!! Further reading: John Haldon’s publications through P
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