The Weapon With a Lost Recipe #shorts #history

A fire that water could not put out, and a recipe nobody wrote down for us. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Greek fire was a mixture introduced by the Byzantine Greeks in the 7th century. It could be thrown in pots or discharged from tubes, and it apparently caught fire spontaneously and could not be extinguished with water. Launched from tubes on the prows of Greek ships, it wrought havoc on the Arab fleet attacking Constantinople in 673. It was evidently petroleum-based, but the secret was guarded so closely that its precise composition remains unknown to this day. What do you think was in it? Animated history for educational purposes. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Greek fire". #shorts #history #greekfire #byzantine #byzantineempire #constantinople #navalwarfare #ancientweapons #militaryhistory #historyfacts #animation