An interesting previous post by PeplumTV on a modern recreation of the heat ray: https://www.peplumtv.com/2013/02/archimedes-heat-rays-recreated-in-1973.html Vessels sealed with pitch/tar were presumably more vulnerable to the heat ray. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_heat_ray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Syracuse_(213–212_BC)
The development of 'Greek fire' in late antiquity would prove to be much more effective and deadly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire
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What a nostalgia trip! I saw this one in the theatre when I was 10. Thanks for posting it.
An interesting previous post by PeplumTV on a modern recreation of the heat ray:
https://www.peplumtv.com/2013/02/archimedes-heat-rays-recreated-in-1973.html
Vessels sealed with pitch/tar were presumably more vulnerable to the heat ray. See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_heat_ray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Syracuse_(213–212_BC)
The development of 'Greek fire' in late antiquity would prove to be much more effective and deadly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire
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