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Just a few suggestions where to look for further possible inventions:
I don't know if they were original inventions, since the science to build them was Hellenistic, and they appeared at about the same time as similar Arab automata, but the moving metal statues of the Great Palace would probably qualify... Also, if I remember correctly, there was a sort of late 4th-century slot machine found near the Hippodrome. Again, it is by no means certain, AFAIK, that this does not originate earlier. Constantine ✍ 12:21, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
I second adding Combined arms, Dromon, and Flame-thrower ( siphon) to the page. MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 20:04, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
I've read that they used it to great effect against the Turks in the siege of Constantenople; I also have a book that would say so... MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 14:52, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
The book is called "TimeFrame: 1400-1500, Voyages of Discovery" by Time-Life Books, 1989. On page 85, it talks of how just a few (possibly four) Byzantine ships armed with Greek Fire were able to fend off numerous attacking Turkish ships. You can find the book at: http://books.google.com/books/about/Voyages_of_discovery.html?id=sSR_4paxIqsC MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 14:51, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, that is saddening; that was the only place I saw it, but then again this thread ( http://archive.worldhistoria.com/greek-fire--1453-cnstantinople_topic23982.html) says that it was used and is in a secondary source; it might be worth checking out... MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 16:06, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Since it's unnamed, I have no idea how I would list it, but this device that's been nicknamed the 'Byzantine iPad' was discovered. Source: http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/byzantine-ipad-found-in-ancient-shipwreck-14051.htm Irockz ( talk) 16:05, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
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Just a few suggestions where to look for further possible inventions:
I don't know if they were original inventions, since the science to build them was Hellenistic, and they appeared at about the same time as similar Arab automata, but the moving metal statues of the Great Palace would probably qualify... Also, if I remember correctly, there was a sort of late 4th-century slot machine found near the Hippodrome. Again, it is by no means certain, AFAIK, that this does not originate earlier. Constantine ✍ 12:21, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
I second adding Combined arms, Dromon, and Flame-thrower ( siphon) to the page. MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 20:04, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
I've read that they used it to great effect against the Turks in the siege of Constantenople; I also have a book that would say so... MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 14:52, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
The book is called "TimeFrame: 1400-1500, Voyages of Discovery" by Time-Life Books, 1989. On page 85, it talks of how just a few (possibly four) Byzantine ships armed with Greek Fire were able to fend off numerous attacking Turkish ships. You can find the book at: http://books.google.com/books/about/Voyages_of_discovery.html?id=sSR_4paxIqsC MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 14:51, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, that is saddening; that was the only place I saw it, but then again this thread ( http://archive.worldhistoria.com/greek-fire--1453-cnstantinople_topic23982.html) says that it was used and is in a secondary source; it might be worth checking out... MarkoPolo56 ( talk) 16:06, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Since it's unnamed, I have no idea how I would list it, but this device that's been nicknamed the 'Byzantine iPad' was discovered. Source: http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/byzantine-ipad-found-in-ancient-shipwreck-14051.htm Irockz ( talk) 16:05, 23 May 2014 (UTC)