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 2 months ago
Too much olive oil and goat cheese.
Imagine 2 months ago
Because of all the meat skewers on it.
seanfear 2 months ago
and Feta
Zykoic 2 months ago
Lots of retsina.
gammaguy 2 months ago
What about “geek fire”?
tom.amitai 2 months ago
Thicker and creamier, too!
BigDaveGlass 2 months ago
It’s all Greek to me. I didn’t want to write any incendiary comments……
Gent 2 months ago
French Fire. Good for making fries.
sandpiper 2 months ago
meh
My First Premium Member 2 months ago
Greek Fire – What we call a failing family diner when the fire dept. gets called at 2 a.m.
Gent 2 months ago
So it good for lightings em Roman Candles eh.
fgerbil46 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 2 months ago
Ole boy must have used the diet??
Count Olaf Premium Member 2 months ago
Wouldn’t that be a Keto or Paleo Fire?
kaycstamper 2 months ago
Great for Keto!
Angry Indeed Premium Member 2 months ago
I always thought ouzo was Greek Fire.
mistercatworks 2 months ago
Sounds like Turkish fire to me but we don’t want to get into that.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 2 months ago
Lots of the healthy kind of fats too!
mindjob 2 months ago
With their declining population, not too many people are going to be left to make it
ladykat 2 months ago
Please leave the green peppers out of my Greek Salad, but be sure to include extra feta and kalamata olives.
tiomax 2 months ago
Φωτιά.
silberdistel 2 months ago
This particular strip might be related to today’s “Dogs of C-Kennel” :-D Go, Will, go!!!
DJohnny 2 months ago
Is this the greek fire the old Greeks had in war fare? But what about the protein and carbs?
TexTech 2 months ago
That definition had to be written by someone working on Madison Avenue.
zeexenon 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. 2 months ago
Am I the only soul out here who never heard of that term???
Strawberry King 2 months ago
Yogurt?
jpozenel 2 months ago
When I Googled “greek fire”, some interesting stuff comes up.