Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

From the BBC. Some time around 1620 BC, a gigantic volcano known as Thira tore apart an entire island and may have spelled the end of the bronze-age Minoan civilization. A growing number of scientists believe that the Minoans and the Thira eruption provided the historical inspiration for the legend of Atlantis. Experience the disaster that gave rise to one of the most enduring legends of all time.