GREEK FIRE

a flammable composition believed to have consisted of sulfur, naphtha, and quicklime. Although known in antiquity, it was first employed on a large scale by the Byzantines. Bronze tubes that emitted jets of liquid fire were mounted on the prows of their galleys and on the walls of Constantinople. The Byzantines in 678 and again in 717–18 destroyed two Saracen fleets with Greek fire.

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books on: Greek Fire  - 8094 results

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Science Goes to War: The Search for the Ultimate Weapon, from Greek Fire to Star Wars
Book by Ernest Volkman; Wiley, 2002
Subjects: Military Art And Science--Technological Innovations--History, Military Weapons--History
...of the Roman Empire to the Greek colony of Byzantium, in Turkey...of scientists, most of them Greek, into which it tapped for...make it invulnerable. The Greeks succeeded beyond anyones wildest...ages thermonuclear weapon, Greek fire. In fact, Greek fire wasnt...
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Lawrence Durrell and the Greek World
Book by Anna Lillios; Susquehanna University Press, 2004
Subjects: Durrell, Lawrence--Knowledge--Greece, English Fiction--Greek Influences, Greece--In Literature, Hellenism In Literature
...associates Seferis diachronically with the Greek nation since antiquity, stressing...Grecian script on other men; / A new Greek fire ignited by your pen undoubtedly insinuating...classic lyric into metrical and rhyming Greek, got it published in a cultural magazine...
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The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others
Book by Paul Cartledge; Oxford University Press, 1993
Subjects: Difference (Philosophy), Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C, National Characteristics, Greek
...South New York . STARR C. G. 1968 , The Awakening of the Greek Historical Spirit New York . STEDMAN G. JONES 1972...Aristophanes and Women London and New York . TAPLIN O. 1989 , Greek Fire London . TARN W. W., and GRIFFITH G. T. 1952 , Hellenistic...
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Studies of the Greek Poets - Vol. 1
Book by John Addington Symonds; Harper & Brothers, 1880
Subjects: Greek Poetry--History And Criticism
...these dazzling fragments, Which still, like sparkles of Greek fire, Burn on through time and neer expire, are the ultimate...diamonds, topazes, and blazing rubies, in which the fire of the soul is crystallized forever. Adequately to translate...
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Greek and Hellenic Culture in Joyce
Book by R. J. Schork; University Press of Florida, 1998
Subjects: English Fiction--Greek Influences, Greece--In Literature, Greek Literature--Appreciation--Ireland, Hellenism In Literature, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Knowledge--Greece, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Philosophy, Ancient, In Literature
...absolutely on the mark here: The two Greek components mean fire pyr and to burn, to blaze phlegetho ; also note "Pluto of fire" VI.B.33.47 . In the same...a fairly close translation into Greek of "sleep for a thousand ages...
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Constructed Memory and the Paradox of Empathy: Reconsidering an Image of the Triangle Fire
Journal article by Tina Margolis; Afterimage, Vol. 39, 2011
Subjects: Disasters--New York, Disasters--Portrayals, Images, Photographic--Analysis, Images, Photographic--Social aspects, Photographs--Analysis, Photographs--Social aspects, Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, 1911--Portrayals
...that became Triangle Fire. (l) These images...these three bodies near Greek revival columns (possibly...victims of not only the fire, but also of sexism...evokes an aura of ancient Greek tragedy, complete with...the descendants of the fires victims, individuals...the 2011 film Triangle Fire, written by Mark Zwonitzer...
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Greek Sport and Social Status
Journal article by Gerald P. Schaus; The Historian, Vol. 73, 2011
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Greek Sport and Social Status (Essay collection)--Book reviews
...nudity gave distinction to Greeks as free citizens. A...In essay three, "Greek Games and Gladiators...winning films, Chariots of Fire and Gladiator, to provide...displays were common in Greek areas of the Roman Empire...77). Romans adopted Greek athletics as entertainment while elite Greeks sponsored gladiator shows...
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Interiorized Fire Rituals in India and in Tibet
Journal article by Yael Bentor; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 120, 2000
Subjects: Buddhism--Rites and ceremonies, Fire--Religious aspects, Tibet--Rites and ceremonies
...find themselves far from their sacred fires. The brahmins transform the sacred fire into their breath, and when the sacred...renouncer "should deposit his external fires in the fire of the stomach" (tr. Olivelle 1992...becomes a sacrifice offered in the internal fire" (1992: 68). 45 The renunciates fires are internalized, and are permanently...
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Radical Democracy, African American (Male) Subjectivity, and John Edgar Wideman's Philadelphia Fire
Journal article by W. Lawrence Hogue; MELUS, Vol. 33, 2008
Subjects: African American men--Portrayals, Black identity--Portrayals, Blacks--Portrayals, Blacks--Race identity, Philadelphia Fire (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Subjectivity--Portrayals, Wideman, John Edgar--Criticism and interpretation, Wideman, John Edgar--Works
...Bachelards The Psychoanalysis of Fire intersect with and reinforce, without a direct causal link, Fires main narrative, Cudjoes search...Quest Narrative Ostensibly, Fire is about the modern quest for...who has been in exile on the Greek island of Mykonos for the last...silences, and omissions in Fires representation, to show that...bombing, and to show that Fire is the product of signifying...
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The Effects of the Population Exchange on the Greek and Turkish Political Regimes in the 1930s
Journal article by Yaprak Gursoy; East European Quarterly, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Authoritarianism--History, Greece--Political aspects, Greek history, 330- (Modern period), Orthodox Eastern Christians--Emigration and immigration, Orthodox Eastern Christians--Political aspects, Political history, Population transfers--Political aspects, Turkey--Political aspects, Turkish history
...immigrants used was usually a special Greek dialect or Turkish, their surnames had...were different than the majority of the Greeks. These traits made them easily identifiable...226. Voutira, Eftihia. 2004. "When Greeks Meet Other Greeks: Settlement Policy Issues in the Contemporary Greek Context." In Crossing the Aegean...
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Greek Fire
Magazine article by Ben Finane; Strings, Vol. 19, November 2004
Subjects: Classical music, Composition, Kavakos, Leonidas, Musical performances, Musicians & conductors, Personal profiles
Greek Fire by Ben Finane Kavakos is in town to perform at the New York Philharmonic...better if I studied with someone outside the house." So he enrolled at the Greek Conservatory, and studied with Stelios Kafantaris. "I would have loved...
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Greek Fire
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 209, April 2001
Subjects: Architecture--Achievements and awards, Hellenic Institute of Architecture--Achievements and awards
GREEK FIRE The Hellenic Institute of Architectures first national awards demonstrated a powerful range of talent, little known to the rest...
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Vestal Fire: An Environmental History, Told through Fire, of Europe and Europe's Encounter with the World
Magazine article; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 282, August 1998
Subjects: Europe--Social aspects, Fire ecology
...had all but quelled their own fire by the beginning of the nineteenth...of suppression--an anti-fire regime--came to Cyprus...control and refused to fight fires when they appeared. Insurrection...new fuel to an old nationalist fire when Greek Cypriots demanded union with...
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Black Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion of Fire Safety on College Campuses
Magazine article; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 18, September 13, 2001
Subjects: Bills, Colleges & universities, Congressional Black Caucus, Fire prevention, Tubbs-Jones, Stephanie
...government to do more to promote fire safety in college dormitories...sorority houses. The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie...public or private colleges and Greek organizations to support the installation of fire sprinkler systems or other technologies that help prevent deadly fires. Funding would support new...
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The Four Elements: Air, Earth, Fire, and Water in Art
Magazine article by Katherine M. Bunker, Margaret F. Farr, Maura C. Rogan; Art Education, Vol. 54, September 2001
Subjects: Air, Art criticism, Art education, Earth, Educational materials, Fires, Water
...Vulcan, who was the god of fire in ancient Roman mythology (Hephaestus in Greek mythology). Have students...productive use of the element of fire. Activity Have students investigate...Discuss how the element of fire appears as a destructive force...
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WE WILL ALL BURN ALIVE; Trapped Villager's Rescue Plea as 57 Are Killed in Greek Fires
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 27, 2007
Subjects: Fires--Casualties
...57 Are Killed in Greek Fires. Byline: By John Ross FIRE swallowed up entire...of emergency. Fire department officials...Diamandis admitted: "Fires are burning in...children. "So many fires breaking out simultaneously...homicide over a fire that killed six...
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WE WILL ALL BURN ALIVE; Trapped Villager's Rescue Plea as 60 Are Killed in Greek Fires
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 27, 2007
Subjects: Fires--Casualties
...Rescue Plea as 60 Are Killed in Greek Fires. Byline: By John Ross FIRE swallowed up entire villages...attempt to save their homes. New fires broke out faster than others...declared a state of emergency. Fire department officials said they...
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BRITONS FLEE HOLIDAY BLAZE; Tourists Run into the Sea as Fires Sweep Greek Resorts
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 22, 2006
...also suggestions the forest fire may have been started by a lightning...winds made it impossible for fire-fighting planes and helicopters...there was hope today that the fires might be brought under control...are somewhat more hopeful. Greeks and tourists are called upon...to obstruct the work of the fire-fighting forces." Constantinos...
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Greek Fire Chilling Us
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), November 6, 2011
Subjects: Prime ministers
Greek Fire Chilling Us. Byline: MIKE JONES THE Greek debt crisis was hit by renewed political deadlock...aspect of getting it resolved is to resolve the Greek situation one way or the other. The Greeks have to decide - do they want to stay in the...
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Boro Tame Greek Fire
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), October 22, 2004
Boro Tame Greek Fire. Byline: Phil Tallentire Moderate game...and showed why theyre riding high in the Greek First Division. They worked tirelessly...emerging as the find of the season. A Greek tragedy has been avoided, now bring on...
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encyclopedia articles on: Greek Fire  - 55 results

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Greek Fire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GREEK FIRE a flammable composition believed to have...Bronze tubes that emitted jets of liquid fire were mounted on the prows of their galleys...717 18 destroyed two Saracen fleets with Greek fire...
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Porphyry , Greek Scholar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PORPHYRY , Greek scholar por fire, c.232 c.304, Greek scholar and Neoplatonic philosopher. He studied rhetoric under Cassius Longinus and philosophy under Plotinus . He later lectured in Rome on the philosophy of Plotinus and was the teacher...
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Fire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FIRE the phenomenon of combustion...In ancient Greece and later, fire was considered one of the four...The connection between the Greek colony and the metropolis was...holy fire. One of the greatest Greek myths is the story of Prometheus...
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Prometheus , in Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PROMETHEUS , in Greek mythology prome the s, in Greek mythology, great benefactor of mankind. He was the son of...clay and water. When Zeus mistreated man, Prometheus stole fire from the gods, gave it to man, and taught him many useful...
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Jason , in Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JASON , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus...Aeetes demanded that before Jason take the fleece he yoke together two fire-breathing bulls, plow the field of Ares, and sow it with dragons...
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