The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org
The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org
The Byzantine Navy: Not Just Greek Fire Texts speak of throwing baskets of live scorpions or snakes at enemies, and also projecting pots of powdered quicklime. Such pots formed a dust cloud which suffocated and blinded the enemy.
The Byzantine Navy: Greek Fire The use of Greek fire during naval battles seems to have stopped around AD 1200. However, Mehmed II used not only Greek fire but also gunpowder and cannons in his successful siege of Constantinople in AD 1453. Cannons
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Byzantine</strong> Navy: Greek Fire<br />
<strong>The</strong> use of Greek fire during naval battles seems to have stopped around AD<br />
1200. However, Mehmed II used not only Greek fire but also gunpowder <strong>and</strong><br />
cannons in his successful siege of Constantinople in AD 1453.<br />
Cannons
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