The volcanic eruption & tsunami that ended the Minoan Empire.

#minoan #santorini #santoriniisland #santorinigreece #volcano #volcanoisland #volcanoevent #volcanic #volcanicisland #volcanicash #volcaniceruptions #volcaniceruption #supervolcano #tsunami #megatsunami #catastrophe #catastrophes #catastrophy #disaster #disasters #earthquake #landslide #caldera #calderas #volcanology #earthscience #earthsciences The Minoan eruption was one of the largest volcanic eruptions to have occurred in human history. It’s also one of the few that have spawned a mega tsunami during a mid eruption caldera collapse. This 150 meter high mega tsunami would go on the devestate the island of Crete, destroying the ancient city of Knossos, and causing untold damage the Bronze Age civilization that we know as the Minoans. The Santorini island (Also known as Thera Island) Volcanic system is over 2 million years old. It looks to have been largely an effusive type of volcano, until roughly 200 thousand years ago when it began a violent and explosive cycle of mountain building, erupting, and