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