Well, this is interesting. Reports the BBC:
The legend of Atlantis, the country that disappeared under the sea, may be more than just a myth. Research on the Greek island of Crete suggests Europe’s earliest civilisation was destroyed by a giant tsunami.
As John Scalzi, over at Ficlets, notes:
Of course, this leaves Aquaman without a home. But then, no one said history does not have its victims, whether it be comic book characters or an entire culture.