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<p>More than 3,500 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption devastated Thera - modern day Santorini - engulfing the Bronze Age world in ash and fire. Entire landscapes were buried, ash darkened the skies, and the shockwaves rippled across the eastern Mediterranean.</p><br><p>In this episode of The Ancients, the first in our new special series on <em>Great Disasters, </em>Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Steve Kershaw to uncover what really happened. Did this disaster spark the decline of the Minoans? Could it even lie behind Plato’s legend of Atlantis? Join us this month to step into the chaos and witness how catastrophe reshaped some of the most famous ancient civilisations.</p><br><p>MORE</p><p>Bronze Age Collapse:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dEddIFS5yfamKqVZd6xAE?si=7f45c994dd5f4e82" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dEddIFS5yfamKqVZd6xAE?si=7f45c994dd5f4e82</a></p><p>Hephaestus: God of Fire:</p><p><a href="https://open.spot...