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Greek fire

2012-02-01T06:56:01Z

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{{Era|ACR}}
{{WP-REAL|Greek fire}}
{{Stub}}
[[File:Acr sp sc 08 greekfire.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio using Greek Fire.]]
'''Greek Fire''' was an incendiary [[weapon]] available in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==History==
First used by [[Byzantines|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Wikipedia:Leo III the Isaurian|Leon III]]'s army when enemy vessels laid siege to Constantinople in 717 AD, Greek Fire burned through the enemy fleet, forcing them to lift their attack and travel west.<ref name="Wikipedia Greek Fire">[[Wikipedia:Greek fire|Greek fire (Wikipedia)]]</ref>

During the early 16th century, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] used the flammable substance in order to destroy several ships in the port that prevented him from leaving the city.<ref name="ACR"/>

Greek Fire was a closely guarded military secret. Its composition remains unknown, despite multiple theories.<ref name="Wikipedia Greek Fire"/>

==Trivia==
*Greek Fire was first seen in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh0nRRFLJ5k E3 Gameplay Demo] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. Its concept appears similar to the [[Naval Cannon]] featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
*Greek Fire can be put in Assassin Dens on barricades in order to counter a Byzantine Templar attack on a den.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="172" position="center" captionalign="center" bordersize="medium">
Assassin creed revelations screenshot greek fire.jpg|Ezio preparing to use Greek Fire.
Harbor fire.png|Greek Fire in use.
Greek fire gun Concept.PNG|Concept art.
Ezio using Greek Fire.jpg|Ezio using Greek Fire in ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (mobile game).
Greek Fire Firing Nozel Concept.JPG|Concept art of the Greek Fire mechanism by [[Martin Deschambault]].
Assassin's Creed Revelations (4).jpg|Ezio ordered his Assassin to burn the Templars with Greek Fire
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Greek fire

2012-02-01T06:13:15Z

112.204.150.117:

{{Era|ACR}}
{{WP-REAL|Greek fire}}
{{Stub}}
[[File:Acr sp sc 08 greekfire.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio using Greek Fire.]]
'''Greek Fire''' was a incendiary [[weapon]] available in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==History==
First used by [[Byzantines|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Wikipedia:Leo III the Isaurian|Leon III]]'s army when enemy vessels laid siege to Constantinople in 717 AD, Greek Fire burned through the enemy fleet, forcing them to lift their attack and travel west.<ref name="Wikipedia Greek Fire">[[Wikipedia:Greek fire|Greek fire (Wikipedia)]]</ref>

During the early 16th century, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] used the flammable substance in order to destroy several ships in the port that prevented him from leaving the city.<ref name="ACR"/>

Greek Fire was a closely guarded military secret. Its composition remains unknown, despite multiple theories.<ref name="Wikipedia Greek Fire"/>

==Trivia==
*Greek Fire was first seen in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh0nRRFLJ5k E3 Gameplay Demo] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. Its concept appears similar to the [[Naval Cannon]] featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
*Greek Fire can be put in Assassin Dens on barricades in order to counter a Byzantine Templar attack on a den.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="172" position="center" captionalign="center" bordersize="medium">
Assassin creed revelations screenshot greek fire.jpg|Ezio preparing to use Greek Fire.
Harbor fire.png|Greek Fire in use.
Greek fire gun Concept.PNG|Concept art.
Ezio using Greek Fire.jpg|Ezio using Greek Fire in ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (mobile game).
Greek Fire Firing Nozel Concept.JPG|Concept art of the Greek Fire mechanism by [[Martin Deschambault]].
Assassin's Creed Revelations (4).jpg|Ezio ordered his Assassin to burn the Templars with Greek Fire
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]
[[Category:Weapons]]