The Kingdom of Crete perished in 15 as a result of what?

The Kingdom of Crete emerged in the 2nd century BC and by the 15th millennium BC it had become one of the most powerful states in the Mediterranean. In Crete, large cities with beautiful architecture were built, which quickly became rich through trade. The king of Crete possessed the largest fleet and merchants exported wine, olives, fine products of Cretan craftsmen to other countries. The people of the island were not afraid of attacks from land and reliably defended their maritime borders. The Cretan civilization disappeared due to a natural disaster. A volcanic eruption on a nearby island triggered an earthquake. Huge waves poured into Crete. The cities were flooded and buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash.