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365 Anno Domini – The Faint Echoes of a Dead Atlantis

2021-03-10 by Phil Butler

Atlantis

An earthquake in 365 A.D. destroyed every city in Crete. It was the telltale echo of a much more devastating event nearly 2,000 years before.

Tags: 365 A.D., Akrotiri, An earthquake in 365 A.D. destroyed every city in Crete. It was the telltale echo of a much more devastating event nearly 2, ancient earthquakes, archaeological discovery, archaeology, Atlantis, crete, earthquakes, geology, Knossos, Kommos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan navy, Minoans, Mt. Juktas, Phaistos, Santorini, Temple of Anemospilia, The Minoans, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera tsunami

Was the End of the Minoans the Will of the Gods?

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

Poseidon

Were the Minoans the people Plato referred to as Atlanteans? What really happened to this bright Bronze Age civilization?

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, antiquity, Athanasia Kanta, Athena, Atlantis, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Crete, Crete tsunami, Dia Island, Evi Nomikou, Greek legends, J.D.S. Pendlebury, Jacques Cousteau, Jan Driessen, Kostis Christakis, legends, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Neita, oceanography, Plato, Santorini, Spyridon Marinatos, Sterling Dow, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera explosion, Thera tsunami, Volcanoes

New Akrotiri Finds Hint at Pre-eruption Thera Tsunami Event

2020-02-18 by Argophilia Travel News

House of Benches

New findings on Santorini may shed light on the Thera tsunami many experts believe signalled the beginning of the end of Minoan Civilization.

Tags: Aegean tsunami, Akrotiri, Akrotiri excavations, Minoan Civilization, Minoan destruction, Santorini, Santorini volcano, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera excavations, Thera tsunami, Thera volcano

An Empyrean Whisper: The Fate of the Mysterious Minoans

2020-01-24 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Beyond the science, the religion and the spirit of the Minoans speak of an unimaginable Utopia lost, and the fate of the Minoans.

Tags: archaeology, crete, flood, Karnak, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Empire, Minoan fleet, Minoans, Tempest Stele, The Minoans, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera tsunami

Discovering Itanos: A Search for a Lost Minoan Palace

2019-10-28 by Phil Butler

Ruined Itanos

At the far eastern corner of Crete Island, an amazing prehistoric city once existed. Visiting the ruins left at Itanos once gets the sense of lost time, and of the powerful and prosperous people who once lived there. Ancient Itanos was one of the strongest cities in Crete, but little is known of the ancient […]

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