My vote is for,
Greek Fire
the secret weapon of the Eastern Roman Emperors. It is said to have been
invented by a Syrian Engineer, one Callinicus, a refugee from Maalbek, in
the seventh century (673 AD). The "liquid fire" was hurled on to the ships
of their enemies from siphons and burst into flames on contact. As it was
reputed to be inextinguishable and burned even on water, it caused panic and
dread.
Both Arab and Greek sources agree that it surpassed all incendiary weapons
in destruction. The secret behind the Greek fire was handed down from one
emperor to the next for centuries. Rumors about its composition include such
chemicals as liquid petroleum, naphtha, burning pitch, sulphur, resin,
quicklimeand bitumen, along with some other "secret ingredient". The exact
composition, however, remains unknown.
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