# Akrotiri Frescoes — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [March 27, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/akrotiri-frescoes-whe-article-discussion/2585 "2014-03-27T08:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/akrotiri-frescoes-whe-article-discussion/2585/1 "2014-03-27T08:32:33Z")
The Bronze Age frescoes from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (modern-day Santorini) provide some of the most famous images from the ancient Greek world. Sometime between 1650 and 1550 BCE Thera suffered a devastating earthquake which destroyed the town, and this catastrophe was soon followed by a volcanic eruption which covered the settlement of Akrotiri in metres-thick layers of pumice and volcanic ash. As a result, the vibrant frescoes which were on the walls of almost all buildings in the town have been remarkably well preserved. When the first systematic excavations began in 1967 CE, the secrets and wonders of this lost ancient city were finally re-discovered and once again admired by the human eye. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/673/akrotiri-frescoes/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/673/akrotiri-frescoes/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/akrotiri-frescoes-whe-article-discussion/2585/2 "2026-07-28T21:11:32Z")
Unlisted on July 28, 2026, 9:11pm UTC