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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
Oh my God. That's a part of history about which I know zilch. Does anyone know more about that?
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The ancient island of Thera (now called Santorini) exploded cataclysmically circa 1450 BCE.
This cataclysmic event may have changed the course of history, wiping out the Minoan civilization (
www.dilos.com/location/13406) & possibly generating the myth of Atlantis. See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization.