Callinicus of Heliopolis

Kallinikos or Latinized Callinicus (Greek: Καλλίνικος) was a Byzantine architect and chemist from Heliopolis of Syria. He is credited with the invention of the Greek fire. According to Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Callinicus was a Syrian refugee who arrived in Byzantium in the time of Constantine IV and shared his knowledge of liquid fire with the Byzantines.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Paul J. Alexander, "The Strength of Empire and Capital as Seen through Byzantine Eyes," Speculum 37.3 (1962) 347.
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