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Callinicus of Heliopolis

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Byzantine engineer

ArchitectsLived 700 to 700 · aged 0
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Callinicus of Heliopolis was a Byzantine architect and alchemist of Jewish or Egyptian origin. He is credited with the invention of Greek fire, the premodern precedent of the flamethrower.

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Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 700 to 700 · aged 0
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21 languages

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