Sadly, the Minoan civilization didn't endure, as an eruption in Thera (now known ... it spawned a massive tsunami that ravaged the Minoan settlements on Crete. The eruption's fallout, including ...

Exactly one hundred years ago, Greek and French archaeologists uncovered the remains of a "prehistoric Pompeii" deep under the ashen surface of the Greek island of Thera in the Cyclades.

These included Miletus on the Anatolian peninsula on Crete’s eastern trading route. The city of Akrotiri on the island of Thera (modern-day Santorini) is one of the best preserved of these ...