The Maritime History Programme - Episode 13: Akrotiri, Atlantis, and the Thera Eruption

Did Santorini inspire Plato’s Atlantis? Host Brandon Huebner focuses on three main topics, all related to the Minoan Civilization in the Aegean. First, he talks in detail about the exquisite Fleet Fresco found in the West House at Akrotiri. Then he considers the volcanic eruption that buried Akrotiri, destroyed much of Thera (Santorini), and effected large swathes of the Bronze Age Aegean. He ends by looking at the arguments of those who claim that the Minoan Civilization was Plato's basis for Atlantis when he discussed Atlantis in Timaeus and Critias. Hop aboard for this fact filled episode about the Bronze Age Minoans. Think history is boring? Listen to the Maritime History Programme with Brandon Huebner. This terrific series should be made available to school kids worldwide.