"How The Eruption of Thera Changed the World"

On Mondays, LiveScience produces columns that trace aspects of modern life to their historical precedents. This week's feature is on the eruption of the volcano Thera roughly 3500 years ago, which scientists compare with the much weaker 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. The main historical effect of the Thera volcano was that the way was paved for the domination of Greece. The article mentions two other possible events linked to Thera, the disappearance of Atlantis and the Biblical Exodus. See: How The Eruption of Thera Changed the World.