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Greek fire

Greek fire is a incendiary weapon or weapon type.

Overview

Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire developed c. 672

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Greek fire”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q179537: Greek fire

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