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Byzantine policy and diplomacy in the Black Sea
Author(s) : Merianos Gerasimos (9/20/2007)Translation : Makripoulias Christos
For citation: Merianos Gerasimos, "Byzantine policy and diplomacy in the Black Sea",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Black SeaURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=11905>
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Greek fire Incendiary mixture based on crude oil (‘naphtha’), which was launched with the help of a pressure pump. Its used was spread in Byzantium towards the late 7th century and became one of the most powerful weapons of the Byzantine navy until the invention of canons.
1. The elements of historical geography
2. The Early Byzantine period
3. Byzantine policy in the Black sea during the seventh - tenth c.
4. Byzantium’s gradual loss of control over the Black Sea (eleventh - fifteenth c.)
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