Greek fire

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Ezio using Greek Fire.

Greek Fire, (Greek: Υγρό Πυρ, meaning "liquid fire") was an incendiary weapon available in Constantinople.

History

First used by Byzantine Emperor 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.

In 1511, the 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.

Greek Fire was a closely guarded military secret. Its composition remains unknown, despite multiple theories. The secret to Grrek Fire was so well guarded that the Byzanrines simply forgot how to make it.

Trivia

• Greek Fire was first seen in the 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.

Gallery

• Ezio preparing to use Greek Fire.
  Ezio preparing to use Greek Fire.
• Greek Fire in use.
  Greek Fire in use.
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  Concept art.
• Ezio using Greek Fire in Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mobile game).
  Ezio using Greek Fire in Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mobile game).
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  Concept art of the Greek Fire mechanism by Martin Deschambault.
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  Ezio ordered his Assassin to burn the Templars with Greek Fire