Concept information
Preferred term
Greek fire
Definition(s)
- A "liquid fire", known in antiquity, but first used on a large scale by the Byzantines, who mounted bronze tubes which emitted jets of the substance from the prows of their galleys and the walls of Constantinople; it burst into flame on contact and was reputed to be inextinguishable, burning even on water; exact ingredients remain unknown
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Fire, Greek
Notation
- 119318
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RFQPRF46-L
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