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What deadly weapon did the Byzantine Empire use to fire to defeat their enemies?
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∙ 10y ago
They used "Greek Fire" .Similar to a sort of flame thrower, they decimated enemy ships. The formula for Greek Fire was kept so secret that even to this day, no one is absolutely sure what ingredients were used to create it. Some accounts say that once it was used the ships that were attacked still burned even while they were under water. Check the web for the latest on Greek Fire, some scientists think they have nailed the formula.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe Byzantines used an incendiary weapon which western Europeans called Greek fire in naval battles or against besiegers. The Byzantines called it sea fire, Roman fire, war fire, liquid fire or manufactured fire. It could burn while floating on water and was crucial in many Byzantine victories. It was used to repel two Arab sieges of Constantinople.
For a long time, scholars thought that it used saltpeter which was a substance which later used to provide much of the energy for gunpowder.
A second theory was that it used quicklime because some sources said that water intensified the flames. Therefore, its incendiary power was due to the explosive reaction between water and quicklime. However, this theory has been discredited because Greek fire was often poured directly on the decks of enemy ships.
Modern Historians think that it was based on petroleum, which made Greek fire similar to modern napalm. The Byzantines had access to oil from around the Black Sea or the Middle East. The Persians called it naphtha and the Greeks called Median (Persian) oil. A 9th-century Latin text mentions the ingredients of what seems to be Greek fire. It says that naphtha was the main ingredient.
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∙ 12y agoI think it's the "Greek Fire" I'm not to sure
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The Byzantine Empire used the deadly weapon called fire to defeat their enemies?
Roman
The Byzantine Empire used the deadly weapon called what fire to defeat their enemies?
greek
What people caused the final defeat of the Byzantine Empire?
The Ottoman Turks.
Who conquered the byzantine empire in the 1400s?
The Ottoman Empire, but truthfully due to a series of civil wars and partial defeats by other empires the Byzantine empire had been in decline for centuries prior to their final defeat
Who was the ottoman sultan that defeated byzantine empire in 1453?
In 1909 during WWI The British and French both attacked the Ottoman Empire( undefeated for over 4 centuries). But they asked the jews to help them by making a treaty called the Balflour saying "if you help us defeat the Ottoman Empire, we will give you a peace of they're land". Unfortunately the French and Brittish lied and spit the land for themselves.
The Byzantine Empire used the deadly weapon called fire to defeat their enemies?
Roman
The Byzantine Empire used the deadly weapon called what fire to defeat their enemies?
greek
What people caused the final defeat of the Byzantine Empire?
The Ottoman Turks.
How many crusades were established by christians in western Europe to defeat the byzantine empire?
12
Who conquered the byzantine empire in the 1400s?
The Ottoman Empire, but truthfully due to a series of civil wars and partial defeats by other empires the Byzantine empire had been in decline for centuries prior to their final defeat
What event was the most significant in damaging the strength of the Byzantine Empire during the Crusades?
The collapse of the Western Roman Empire opened the Byzantine Empire to being attacked as well. The resources and troops were used for that, rather than being used to defeat the Persians.
Did the Christians in western Europe get organized into twelve Crusades to establish trade routes and defeat the Byzantine Empire?
Yes
Was the general Belisarius able to defeat the Persian army?
Flavius Belisarius was a general of the Byzantine Empire who served under Justinian I. He was unable to defeat the Persian Army at the Battle of Callinicum.
Who was the ottoman sultan that defeated byzantine empire in 1453?
In 1909 during WWI The British and French both attacked the Ottoman Empire( undefeated for over 4 centuries). But they asked the jews to help them by making a treaty called the Balflour saying "if you help us defeat the Ottoman Empire, we will give you a peace of they're land". Unfortunately the French and Brittish lied and spit the land for themselves.
Who invited the west to help defeat the Seljuk Turks?
Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, called upon Western European Christians to help him defeat the Seljuk Turks in what eventually became the First Crusade.
Why did the byzantine emperors fear the seljuk Turks?
The Seljuk Turks were a large and threatening force in the Middle East during the Middle Ages, and the Byzantine Empire suffered a crippling defeat at their hands at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. Taking advantage of this victory and the ensuing turmoil within the Empire, the Turks were able to seize most of Asia Minor and remained a threat to the Byzantines for the remainder of the Empire's existence. It was, in fact, a Turkish nation that dealt the death blow to the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
How did the Ottoman Empire defeat the byzantine empire?
The Ottomans had skilled soldiers, so over time they would conquer different parts slowly, and once they had defeated the last of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was now a large empire. The Ottoman Empire started off as a little community, but kept growing into a large empire, lead by a man named Osman.
