Also found in entire on YouTube:
Historian Bettany Hughes examines The Minoan eruption of Thera, which was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption estimated to have occurred in the mid-second millennium BC. The eruption was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption devastated the island of Thera (also called Santorini), including the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and on the coast of Crete. The eruption seems to have inspired certain Greek myths and may have also caused turmoil in Egypt. Additionally, it has been speculated that the Minoan eruption and the destruction of the city at Akrotiri provided the basis for or otherwise inspired Plato's story of Atlantis.
1 posted on
05/20/2012 5:46:42 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
8 posted on
05/20/2012 6:18:58 PM PDT by
blam
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36 posted on
05/20/2012 8:13:51 PM PDT by
Beowulf9
To: SunkenCiv
Akallabêth (In the Elvish tongue of Quenya, "Atalantë" means "Downfallen")is the story of the destruction of the Kingdom of Númenor.
The complete true story of what is now called Atlantis is on YouTube. The Great Deceiver was instrumental in it's destruction.
To: SunkenCiv
Actually they found it off Spain recently.
38 posted on
05/20/2012 9:01:09 PM PDT by
Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: SunkenCiv
47 posted on
05/20/2012 10:26:35 PM PDT by
wardaddy
(the GOP are cowards)
To: SunkenCiv
At this point in time I have to go with Minoa being Atlantis. The only thing that doesn't fit is the
'Beyond The Pillars of Hercules' part which is 'assumed' to be the Strait of Gibraltar. Other than that Plato has it all covered. Plus he was right about ancient Troy. So Plato's got some street cred on 'ancient history'. (yes, that's a pun)
Then again ........
:-)
51 posted on
05/21/2012 5:09:31 AM PDT by
Condor51
(Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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