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Mysterious Greek fire
; ...High School, Dunedin, asks: What is Greek fire? Kathryn McGrath, a chemist at the University of Otago, responds: Greek fire was first documented as being used...Partington's seminal text A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder, one must be forgiven...
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
; Mayor, Adrienne. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs...fortified island; the pier was destroyed. Greek fire, an ancient predecessor of napalm, was...Byzantines and Arabs formulated variations on Greek fire, which resembled napalm, for "it clung...
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Burning Question: The Mystery of Greek Fire
; ...in the late 7th century A.D. when Greek Fire - not to be confused with the early...is straightforward, the secret of Greek Fire was so closely guarded that it was...millennium's most fearsome fire weapon. Greek Fire was invented in the Byzantine Empire...
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Ulster tourists flee Greek fire chaos 1,500 Britons spent the night on the beach to avoid the fire
; ...beaches after a forest fire raged through the Greek peninsula of Halkidiki...local authorities and fire brigade, as well as the...declared a disaster zone by Greek authorities, to see if...it is safe to do so."Greek fire chief Andreas Kois said...
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The Unknown Callas: The Greek Years / Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis
; ...Petsalis-Diomidis Amadeus Press, 672 pp. $39.95 Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle...enemies and could never forget it. Greek Fire, Nicholas Gage's book about the two...does not give it much credence.) Greek Fire, while not so tedious as The Unknown...
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Interview: Nicholas Gage discusses his book, "Greek Fire," and the tragic relationship between singer Maria Callas and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis
; ...Nicholas Gage discusses his book, Greek Fire, and the tragic relationship between...about the relationship. It's called Greek Fire. Mr. Gage joins us from member station...with us. Mr. NICHOLAS GAGE (Author, Greek Fire ): Thank you for having me. It's...
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POLICE LOOK INTO `PRANK' ON WSU'S GREEK ROW STUDENT BOUND WITH TAPE BEFORE HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE.(News)
; A weekend fire in a Washington State University...may not be uncommon on WSU's Greek Row: binding a student's wrists...a barricaded guest room as fire burned in another wing of the...wasn't known yesterday if the fire and the bound student were...looking into ways to improve fire safety in ...
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Local Greeks to aid fire-ravaged homeland
; ...annual Holy Trinity Greek Food Festival, which...through Sunday, a fire relief donation box...second-generation Greek-American, recalls...Peloponnese, when a fire was raging near the...from villages in the fire-stricken regions...Last night, the Greek network mentioned that the ...
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Greek Fire Victims Compensated Before Elections
; ...NPR Morning Edition 08-31-2007 Greek Fire Victims Compensated Before Elections...of Athens. Unidentified Man: (Greek spoken) POGGIOLI: At this fire monitoring station, dispatchers...van Bezendal, half-Dutch, half-Greek, has lived near here for most...
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Fed:Donations to Greek fire victims tax deductible: Costello
; ...Australia) 09-06-2007 Fed:Donations to Greek fire victims tax deductible: Costello...Sept 6 AAP - Donations made to the Greek forest fire disaster will be tax deductible...operations. AAP cb/sb/jl/cdh KEYWORD: GREEK FIRES CHARITY 2007 AAP Information...
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