Minoan eruption of Thera
A volcano tears the island apart and buries Akrotiri in ash
One of the largest eruptions of recent millennia blew apart the island of Thera and buried the town of Akrotiri in ash. Its date is debated: radiocarbon suggests about 1600 BC, archaeology nearer 1500 BC. It is sometimes linked to the Atlantis myth.
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