Santorini’s five Cycladic islands surround a colossal volcanic caldera (Credit: Credit: Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)

Santorini’s five Cycladic islands surround a colossal volcanic caldera (Credit: Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)

 

 

The Minoans were seafarers whose empire may have extended as far as Egypt and Syria (Credit: Credit: De Agostini/G. Nimatallah/Getty Images)

The Minoans were seafarers whose empire may have extended as far as Egypt and Syria (Credit: De Agostini/G. Nimatallah/Getty Images)

 

Europe’s first writing systems were found in buildings in Akrotiri (Credit: Credit: Gail Mooney/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)

Europe’s first writing systems were found in buildings in Akrotiri (Credit: Gail Mooney/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images)

Cretan Hieroglyphs is an ancient script of around 137 pictorials that look like plants, animals,

 

 

Linear A’s 200 signs and 70 syllable signs made it more like language as we know it today (Credit: Credit: Print Collector/Getty Images)

Linear A’s 200 signs and 70 syllable signs made it more like language as we know it today (Credit: Print Collector/Getty Images)

 

 

The Late Bronze Age Eruption triggered the formation of modern Santorini’s caldera (Credit: Credit: Florian Trojer/Getty Images)

 

 

The Ancient Greek language spread democracy, theatre and philosophy around the world (Credit: Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The Ancient Greek language spread democracy, theatre and philosophy around the world (Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Giannis Bellonias: “I just can’t put the sunset in words” (Credit: Credit: Lee Frost/Getty Images)

Giannis Bellonias: “I just can’t put the sunset in words” (Credit: Lee Frost/Getty Images)