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title: Greek Fire
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7616/greek-fire/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Greek Fire
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7616.jpg)
## Image Caption
A 12th century CE illustration of the [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) weapon [Greek Fire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Fire/) in action. The weapon sprayed a petroleum-based liquid to set ablaze anything in its path, especially ships. Here the [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) is between ships of [Michael II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michael_II/) and those of Thomas the Slav during the latter’s siege of [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/) in 821-822 CE. (Madrid Skylitzes, National Library, Madrid)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2017, November 13). Greek Fire. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Fire." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 13, 2017. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Greek Fire." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Nov 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 November 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.