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  2. List of Greek inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Greek fire: Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire that was first developed c. 672. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect, as it could continue burning while floating on water. Greek wrestling: Type of wrestling. The most popular organized sport in Ancient Greece.

  3. Greek fire - Wikipedia

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    Usage of the term "Greek fire" has been general in English and most other languages since the Crusades. Original Byzantine sources called the substance a variety of names, such as "sea fire" (Medieval Greek: πῦρ θαλάσσιον pŷr thalássion), "Roman fire" (πῦρ ῥωμαϊκόν pŷr rhōmaïkón), "war fire" (πολεμικὸν πῦρ polemikòn pŷr), "liquid fire ...

  4. List of Byzantine inventions - Wikipedia

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    Greek fire: The invention and military employment of Greek fire played a crucial role in the defense of the empire against the early onslaught of the Muslim Arabs. Brought to Constantinople by a refugee from Syria by the name of Kallinikos, [ 16 ] the incendiary weapon came just in time to save the capital from the Muslim sieges of 674–678 ...

  5. Archimedes' heat ray - Wikipedia

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    A test of the Archimedes heat ray was carried out in 1973 by the Greek scientist Ioannis Sakkas. The experiment took place at the Skaramagas naval base outside Athens. On this occasion, 70 mirrors were held up by Greek sailors, each with a copper coating and a size of around five by three feet (1.5 by 1 m).

  6. Early thermal weapons - Wikipedia

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    The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. Early thermal weapons, which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories, were employed in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approximately the 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD).

  7. Category:Greek inventions - Wikipedia

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  8. List of lost inventions - Wikipedia

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    Polybolos, an ancient Greek repeating ballista. [4] A MythBusters episode built and tested a replica, concluding that it plausibly could have existed. However, the replica machine was prone to breakdowns. [5] Roman flexible glass, whose inventor was reportedly beheaded so that gold and silver would not be devalued. [6]

  9. Callinicus of Heliopolis - Wikipedia

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    He is credited with the invention of Greek fire, the premodern precedent of the flamethrower. According to Constantine Porphyrogenitus, he arrived in Byzantium in the time of Constantine IV and shared his knowledge of liquid fire with the Byzantines. [9] [10] Callinicus’ exact formula was a carefully guarded secret, and remains unknown today ...