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Pumice, here: northern shelving coast. Eruption of 165 ka buried it all. Akrotiri ( Greek: Ακρωτήρι, pronounced Greek: [akroˈtiri]) is the site of a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri .
The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art, although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete, and the political relationship between the two islands at the time ...
Santorini is the final novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, first published in 1986. [1] The book was a best seller. [2] Plot introduction.
MS. Sea Diamond. (February 2024) Click for important translation instructions. MS Sea Diamond was a cruise ship operated by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines. She was built in 1984 by Valmet, Finland for Birka Line as Birka Princess. The ship ran aground near the Greek island of Santorini 5 April 2007, and sank the next day leaving two passengers ...
Santorini's tourism boom is echoed across Greece. National tourism revenues rose 16% in the first five months of this year, data shows, and 2024 is forecast to outstrip last year's record 33 ...
The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] 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. [4]
Santeria (song) " Santeria " is a ballad [ 5 ] by American ska punk band Sublime, released on their self-titled third album (1996). The song was released as a single on January 7, 1997. Although the song was released after the death of lead singer Bradley Nowell, "Santeria" along with " What I Got " are often regarded as the band's signature songs.
The theater is built into the slope below the city. Ancient Thera ( Greek: Αρχαία Θήρα) is the name of an archaeological site [ 1] from classical antiquity [ 2] on the island of Santorini, which sits on the top of a limestone hill called Mesa Vouno. Starting in 1895, Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen systematically investigated the ...