The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. The eruption was one of the largest volcanic events in human history. #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historynerd #historychannel #historylover #historylesson #historygeek

On the Greek island of Crete, a structure known as Knossos was built over 4,000 years ago. Home to the Minoan tribe, scientists seek to find out who these people were and what happened to them #BlowingUpHistory Watch full episodes on discovery : https://bit.ly/3HfHr6e | Love History