Atlantis may have existed on the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. Sometime around 1600 B.C., the Thera supervolcano exploded destroying Minoan civilization on the island. The Minoans were the first advanced civilization in Europe. They had extensive trade networks and formidable navy. The Minoan civilization disappeared following the explosion marking an important historical turning point as Greek power shifted from Santorini to the mainland.
Nat Geo on the Thera eruption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBC-TFtxHw&feature=related
Pop culture: Atlantis by Donovan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leI7sfmipuI
Perhaps the closest pop culture has come to Atlantis' destruction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDixDGokCE
Some more Earth-bound Atlantians:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRWeaHkxXwE
and Aquaman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AlIaagHaFc
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