Greek Fire Weaponry

Greek fire was a flaming substance that seemed to set even the surface of the sea ablaze. Water couldn't douse its flames and, by some accounts, even made them more intense. Its use was accompanied with smoke and the sounds of thunder. A second siege of constantinople was attempted at the start of the eighth century but once again, the use of greek fire drove the enemy armies back into their lands. Over the next few centuries, storm after storm would rage on the city of constantinOPLE, but it would always hold its powerful walls.

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