The prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri stretches across a small plain at the southern end of Santorini, near the modern village of the same name. It had two natural harbors protected from the strong northerly winds that blow in the area. In Akrotiri, part of a rich city that flourished already
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Towards the end of the 12th c. BC Thera is colonized by Lacedaemonians, led by Thera, from whom it derives its name. Dorians from Laconia and possibly Boeotia found the unwalled ancient city of Thira in the 8th century. e.g. The city of ancient Thira flourished and was continuously inhabited from
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Thera (Santorini) The island, before the great volcanic eruption around the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. it was circular and included Therasia and the other smaller islands. In Akrotiri, in the southern part of the island, part of a rich city was excavated that was already flourishing during the
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