Illustration
A 12th century CE illustration of the Byzantine weapon Greek Fire in action. The weapon sprayed a petroleum-based liquid to set ablaze anything in its path, especially ships. Here the battle is between ships of Michael II and those of Thomas the Slav during the latter’s siege of Constantinople in 821-822 CE. (Madrid Skylitzes, National Library, Madrid)
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Original image by Unknown Artist. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 13 November 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Artist, U. (2017, November 13). Greek Fire. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7616/greek-fire/
Chicago Style
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Fire." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 13, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7616/greek-fire/.
MLA Style
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Fire." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Nov 2017. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
