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Today we take a look at that great mystery of the ancient past, just what was Greek Fire and how was it used?
Sources:
The Alexiad
The Chronicles of Theophanes
A Possible Solution to the Problem of Greek Fire - Haldon
'Greek fire' revisited: recent and current research - Haldon
The Age of the ΔΡΟΜΩΝ: The Byzantine Navy ca. 500–1204 - Pryor and Jefferies
Secrecy, Technology, and War: Greek Fire and the Defense of Byzantium - Roland
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:16 - The History of Greek Fire
00:24:51 - The projection system
00:25:58 - The makeup of Greek Fire
00:34:01 - Experiments
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