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The Minoan Eruption at Thera. There's always been some speculation that Thera is the source of the stories of Atlantis, that people left the island, and the sailors out at sea spread the civilization to many corners of the earth. It ties a lot together. There's speculation that the Phoenicians are from that civilization, and they're the "sea people" who appeared in so many places.
This speculation ties a lot of things together.