A Byzantine incendiary weapon Jiang describes as kerosene-like and decisive against naval attack.
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Greek fire
A Byzantine incendiary weapon Jiang describes as kerosene-like and decisive against naval attack.
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Constantinople endured because its Theodosian walls, sea walls, and Greek fire made the city hard to besiege by land or sea.
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"...One of the great inventions of Constantinople is the idea of Greek fire. Okay. The story is that they were being attacked by fire...."
"...ultimately what saves the city is the invention of something called Greek fire, which is basically kerosene. Right? You take kerosene. You throw it..."
"discussed, one more popular interpretations, explanations is the idea of Arianism, where Jesus is a lesser divinity to God. Okay. The Council of Nicaea..."
"...two major sieges, and because of the walls, and because of Greek fire, they will be unable to take the city. The spread of"
"...didn't like new ideas. So, go back to the example of Greek fire."
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Byzantium survives for a thousand years because it solves Rome's political problem.
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