Greek Fire
672 CE – 1453 CE
A Byzantine incendiary weapon that could burn on water and could not be extinguished with water — making it one of the most feared weapons of the medieval world. The Byzantine Empire used it to destroy Arab fleets in 672 and 718 CE. The exact formula was a state secret and has been lost to history.
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Greek Fire Formula
672 CE
Greek Fire — a Byzantine incendiary weapon that burned on water and could not be extinguished — saved Constantinople twice from Arab sieges, but its formula was so secret it was lost with the empire.
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