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Weapons > Greek fire

Terme préférentiel

Greek fire  

Définition(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

Concept(s) générique(s)

Synonyme(s)

  • Fire, Greek

Notation

  • 119318

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RFQPRF46-L

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