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Greek fire

incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire developed c. 672
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Greek fire
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Summary

Greek fire is a weapon type[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of weapon type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,740 views/month, #3 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Callinicus of Heliopolis[3]
  • Subclass of: incendiary weapon[4]
  • Commons category: Greek fire[5]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 672[6]
  • Location of creation: Constantinople[7]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]

Why It Matters

Greek fire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2M8pum
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0309479-recky-ohen
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    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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