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The Burning of Byzantium

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The Fire of Knowledge for Travelers: The Burning of Byzantium Tang Dynasty Li Mo fell into Byzantium in 941 AD and became a slave. When the Russian fleet besieged Constantinople, he whispered the secret of "oil mixed with quicklime" in the inferno of Greek fire, and was instantly pushed to the front of Emperor Constantine VII. The story of how he was forced to give up the strengthening formula when the city was destroyed