Greek Fire
(673
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Greek Fire (napalm) was used heavily by
the Byzantines in the middle ages in both battles on land
and at sea. The weapon was most notably used against Constatinople
by Caloph Suleiman.
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Ergot Outbreak
(994
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Ergot Outbreak
(994 C.E.)
The ergot fungus, when consumed, causes gangrene.
This is what happened to over 40,000 people when they consumed
wheat and rye contaminated with it. Also known as St.
Anthony’s Fire.
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Moses Maimonides
(1135-1204)
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Moses Maimonides
(1135-1204)
A famous Jewish Philosopher, Maimonides was
born in Spain and he was educated at the University of Fes.
Many Jewish works refere to him as "the Rambam".
Among other things, Maimonides wrote the famous Treatise
on Poisons and Their Antidotes.
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Albertus Magnus (1195?-1280)
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Raymundus Lullius
1275
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Raymundus Lullius 1275
Credited with discovering ether (later called
"sweet vitriol"), Lullius was a tertiary Franciscan
who was interested in the fields of botany as well as alchemy.
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Knights Templars
(1118-1307)
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Knights Templars
(1118-1307)
As a result of the First Crusade, the Knights
Templars were organized to protect the Kingdom of Jerusalem
and the religious pilgrims visiting the city. The Knights
were also in charge of finding the elixer of life which was
said to exist in the middle east.
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The Seal of the Knights — the two
riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality
of monk/soldier.
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Petrus de Abano
(1250-1315)
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Petrus de Abano
(1250-1315)
Petrus was one of the first to display a model
of musle dissection and also was credited with translating
Hippocrates, Galen and numerous Medical documents to his native
language, Latin.
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The Black Death
(1347-1351)
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Striking first in 1347 in Western
europe with similar accounts in the middle east and Asia,
the Black Death was a devastating Plague that wiped out an
incredible amount of the worlds population. This plague reoccurred
throughout generations in Europe until the 1700's.
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Venetian Council
of Ten (1419)
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Generally in charge of political stability
within the republic of venice, the council of ten was a powerful
and secretive political group between 1310 and 1797. This
group also used methods such as poisoning to kill off threatening
controversial figures.
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Zhou Man
(1423)
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Zhou, a chinese explorer in
the 15th century, stumbles across lead mines in Australia
and begins mining operations. As a result, many of his workers
are exposed to Uranium and die.
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Rodrigo & Cesare
Borgia (1400-1500)
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Well known italian assasins during the 15th and 16th century,
the Borgia's utilized arsenic to poison for both political
and monetary gain.
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