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Thera| Volcanic island in the Aegean, off the south coast of Greece, with the remains of a Bronze Age settlement at Akrotiri. This was buried as a result of a volcanic eruption about 1500 BC, an event that has sometimes been linked to the downfall of the Minoan civilization. |
| Excavations, beginning 1967, have uncovered wall paintings with dolphins, monkeys, and boxers. The island was later resettled and in the late 7th century BC some of the population left to found a colony in Cyrene, on the north coast of Egypt. |
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