Prepare to immerse yourself in the world of Europe’s first great civilisation, the Minoans, and experience first-hand how the greatest disaster of the ancient world gave rise to one of the most enduring legends of all time.
In around 1620 BC a gigantic volcano in the Aegean Sea stirred from its fifteen thousand year slumber, and violently erupted; tearing apart an entire island, and ultimately triggering the end of Europe's first great civilization, the Minoans. In doing so, a legend was born - Atlantis. Rooted in the latest archaeological evidence, this drama follows the story of that eruption, as seen through the eyes of the Minoan people - all brought to life, for the first time ever, in a major landmark production.
Experience the disaster in never-before-seen immediacy, from the precursory earthquakes through the eruption sequence to the pyroclastic flows and tsunamis. Using the virtual backlot production technique of the movie 300, and the latest CGI technology, Atlantis reveals the disaster through the eyes of the protagonists, right up to their last moments.
This is the closest anyone will ever get to one of the greatest natural disasters of all time.
First and exclusive, only on BBC Entertainment.
Did you know?
• Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written in 360 BC, contain the earliest references to Atlantis.
• The location of Atlantis has been much debated over many years. Some say it is near Cuba. Others say that it is off the west coast of England, near Gibraltar or in the middle of the Atlantic.
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