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In the story, Atlantis is described as a naval empire that ruled all Western parts of the known world, [1] [2] making it the literary counter-image of the Achaemenid Empire. [3] After an ill-fated attempt to conquer "Ancient Athens," Atlantis falls out of favor with the deities and submerges into the Atlantic Ocean.
Jun 20, 2024 · Atlantis, a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, lying west of the Strait of Gibraltar. It was a rich island whose powerful princes conquered many of the lands of the Mediterranean until they were finally defeated by the Athenians.
Oct 7, 2010 · 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 ...
Plato created the legend of Atlantis. So why is it still popular more than 2,000 years later? What has kept the myth of Atlantis for so many thousands of years?
Apr 30, 2024 · First described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias in 360 B.C.E., the Lost City of Atlantis was a purported civilization near the Strait of Gibraltar that sank into the Atlantic.
Nov 30, 2022 · Atlantis: the legendary island that sank beneath the waves in the distant past, taking down with it an advanced civilization. Is it possible that we will ever find it? Or, more importantly: Did it even exist?
Apr 8, 2016 · Atlantis is a legendary city described by the Greek philosopher Plato (c. 429 – 347 BCE). Atlantis, a fabulously wealthy and advanced civilization, was swept into the sea and lost forever in a story...
Apr 22, 2022 · Plato's Atlantis was introduced to the historical record as an allegory, a myth. So when was it first interpreted as being a real place? The hunt for the lost city of Atlantis has proven a long and arduous one, with many loose threads and dead ends.
ATLANTIS was a legendary island realm of the far west which was sunk beneath the ocean by the gods to punish its people for their immorality. The term "Atlanteans" was also applied by the Greeks to the Phoenician colonies along the Barbary Coast of North Africa--i.e. those living near the Atlas Mountains.
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