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ATLANTIS

INTRODUCTION
Atlantis, a likely mythical island nation mentioned in Plato’s dialogues
“Timaeus” and “Critias,” has been an object of fascination among
western philosophers and historians for nearly 2,400 years. Plato
(c.424–328 B.C.) describes it as a powerful and advanced kingdom that
sank, in a night and a day, into the ocean around 9,600 B.C. The
ancient Greeks were divided as to whether Plato’s story was to be
taken as history or mere metaphor. Since the 19th century there has
been renewed interest in linking Plato’s Atlantis to historical locations,
most commonly the Greek island of Santorini, which was destroyed by
a volcanic eruption around 1,600 B.C.

PLATO’S ATLANTIS

ORIGINS OF THE ATLANTIS STORY

ATLANTIS REEMERGES
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