Greek Fire: A Byzantine Mystery
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 1, 2024 · Updated May 13, 2026 Last reviewed: May 1, 2024. What Was Greek Fire? Greek fire was a Byzantine incendiary weapon, deployed at sea from the late seventh century onward, that burned on water, clung to wood and flesh, and could be extinguished only with great difficulty. […]
The Baghdad Battery: Ancient Electricity
By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 1, 2024 · Updated May 13, 2026 Last reviewed: May 1, 2024. What Is the Baghdad Battery? The Baghdad Battery is a clay jar, roughly thirteen centimeters tall, holding a copper cylinder and an iron rod, recovered near Baghdad in the late 1930s and dated by most scholars to […]