Greek fire was an incendiary chemical weapon manufactured in and used by the Eastern Roman Empire from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries. The recipe for Greek fire was a closely-guarded state secret; historians have variously speculated that it was based on saltpeter, sulfur, or quicklime, though most modern scholars agree that it was based on petroleum mixed with resins, comparable in composition to modern napalm. Byzantine sailors would toss grenades loaded with Greek fire onto enemy ships or spray it from tubes. Its ability to burn on water made it an effective and destructive naval incendiary weapon, and rival powers tried unsuccessfully to copy the material.
PoodleGroomer about 2 months ago
Too much olive oil and goat cheese.
Imagine about 2 months ago
Because of all the meat skewers on it.
seanfear about 2 months ago
and Feta
Zykoic about 2 months ago
Lots of retsina.
gammaguy about 2 months ago
What about “geek fire”?
tom.amitai about 2 months ago
Thicker and creamier, too!
BigDaveGlass about 2 months ago
It’s all Greek to me. I didn’t want to write any incendiary comments……
Gent about 2 months ago
French Fire. Good for making fries.
sandpiper about 2 months ago
meh
My First Premium Member about 2 months ago
Greek Fire – What we call a failing family diner when the fire dept. gets called at 2 a.m.
Gent about 2 months ago
So it good for lightings em Roman Candles eh.
fgerbil46 about 2 months ago
For those who want to know:
Greek fire was an incendiary chemical weapon manufactured in and used by the Eastern Roman Empire from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries. The recipe for Greek fire was a closely-guarded state secret; historians have variously speculated that it was based on saltpeter, sulfur, or quicklime, though most modern scholars agree that it was based on petroleum mixed with resins, comparable in composition to modern napalm. Byzantine sailors would toss grenades loaded with Greek fire onto enemy ships or spray it from tubes. Its ability to burn on water made it an effective and destructive naval incendiary weapon, and rival powers tried unsuccessfully to copy the material.
rockyridge1977 about 2 months ago
Ole boy must have used the diet??
Count Olaf Premium Member about 2 months ago
Wouldn’t that be a Keto or Paleo Fire?
kaycstamper about 2 months ago
Great for Keto!
Angry Indeed Premium Member about 2 months ago
I always thought ouzo was Greek Fire.
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
Sounds like Turkish fire to me but we don’t want to get into that.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member about 2 months ago
Lots of the healthy kind of fats too!
mindjob about 2 months ago
With their declining population, not too many people are going to be left to make it
ladykat about 2 months ago
Please leave the green peppers out of my Greek Salad, but be sure to include extra feta and kalamata olives.
tiomax about 2 months ago
Φωτιά.
silberdistel about 2 months ago
This particular strip might be related to today’s “Dogs of C-Kennel” :-D Go, Will, go!!!
DJohnny about 2 months ago
Is this the greek fire the old Greeks had in war fare? But what about the protein and carbs?
TexTech about 2 months ago
That definition had to be written by someone working on Madison Avenue.
zeexenon about 2 months ago
And it was the cause for decades of delay gifting wooden horses till Archimedes figured out both front and rear sites are necessary on flame throwers.
ArtShapiro. about 2 months ago
Am I the only soul out here who never heard of that term???
Strawberry King about 2 months ago
Yogurt?
jpozenel about 2 months ago
When I Googled “greek fire”, some interesting stuff comes up.