CougarBob
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Post by CougarBob on May 30, 2008 10:36:00 GMT -11
All that is left is a circle of remaining bits of the larger island! This is the same civilization I was talking about. It was much much earlier than Pompeii and Herculaneum. Even earlier than the Greek city-states.
When the volcano blew up it lit up the sky at least as far away as Egypt and sent tsunamis across the Mediterranean, destroying the city and civilization on Crete. The fledgling civilization on Greece knew of these people through trade ... Homer's stories came from reports of this civilization by the Egyptians. The Egyptians' civilztion was also just starting at this time. They were in awe of the civilization on that island (wish I could remember the name of it -- Thera?) Here's a link to the story: ladylana1.blogspot.com/2008/01/did-massive-tsunami-destroy-minoan.html
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