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    Plato much believed that the civilization of Atlantis existed (Writer873). The origins of Atlantis are written in Plato’s “Critias” and “Timaeus” (Plato). Written around 350s B.C., the main character Solon, travels to Egypt and learns of Atlantis by priests (Writer873). He claimed his dialogues to be true records (Atlantis Subplots). Timaeus explains Atlantis was the “island situated in front of the straits, which are by you called Pillars of Herakles; the island was larger than Libya and Asia put

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    One demonstrated conviction that Atlantis is a legend comes when Plato notices. Plato in Timaeus says that Atlantis was bigger than Asia minor and Libya, and was an once-perfect express that ended up noticeably degenerate and battle ready and utilized it's extraordinary energy to endeavor to overcome the world. It was wrecked by seismic tremors and sank into the Atlantic Sea. Atlantis is ended up being a puzzle in light of the fact that the possibility of a propelled human progress where learning

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    Atlantis The legend of Atlantis was first introduced to the world at approximately 360 BC, by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias who hear of the legend from Greek lawmaker Solon who was told of the tale by Egyptian priests during his visit to Egypt. In his dialogues, Plato describes an affluent and powerful nation which arose directly from the Greek God of the Sea, Poseidon. However, their opulence ceased as they became too greedy, wicked and impious which led

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    The Links between Plato’s Atlantis and Thera/ Santorini The most popular theory to date is that Atlantis was once located in Thera/ Santorini. Thera remains quite popular among Vulcanologists, archaeologist, historians and Geologists as the Thera did encounter a natural disaster before Plato’s time. This natural disaster was extremely catastrophic, it had caused the island of Thera to be uninhabitable for a number years. Reports about Theran culture suggest that they were an intelligent and somewhat

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    Everyone has heard the bedtime story of the golden lost city of Atlantis. It has been a child’s dream to discover it for decades, maybe centuries. This city has often been compared to the Garden of Eden. The birth of this fairytale lies with the Greek philosopher, Plato. Atlantis was modernly made popular by writer and U.S. Congressman, Ignatius Donnelly, in 1882 (Martin 12). According to Greek mythological history, Atlantis was founded by the god Poseidon and ruled by Atlas, a descendant of Poseidon’s

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    vacationed at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. We went to Wildwood Crest, New Jersey the following year after I completed sixth grade. These destinations are similar in many ways but also have a lot of differences. The Atlantis Resort is located on the island of the Bahamas. You may have seen commercials advertising Atlantis on TV or maybe you have been

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    Atlantis Research Paper

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    plenty of islands that have disappeared. However, one island has has been given a ton of attention. This island is called Atlantis and was referenced in the greek philosopher Plato's work. The people that inhabited the Atlantis were supposed to be very advanced compared to other civilizations. History.com says, “ Plato (through the character Critias in his dialogues) describes Atlantis as an island larger than Libya and Asia Minor put together, located in the Atlantic just beyond the Pillars of Hercules—generally

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    Why Is Atlantis Important

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    “Atlantis: It’s history is held in my heart with the highest regard because it is very much my own, and its telling would take more time than I have to spare; if you know the story as written by the Greek then you know much already, however, I shall try to tell you the points where the story you know has erred and, that I believe, matter the most to you and your companions. The city you call Atlantis was called Aztlan in my native tongue, it was not an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean

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    known as the city of Atlantis. The people who lived here had many accomplishments in the following areas: agriculture, religion, language, science, and technology. There religion was based on one god who protected and guided the city as long as they followed his rules. Atlantis was such an important and intellectual god that they named the city after him to get good luck, but after a while many began to forget about him and only a few people continued to believe in him. Atlantis had began to notice

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    Atlantis was an island that was larger than Libya and Asia Minor put together as described by the Athenian philosopher Plato. Atlantis was located in the Atlantic just beyond the Pillars of Hercules generally assumed to mean the Strait of Gibraltar. Its culture was advanced and it had a constitution suspiciously similar to the one outlined in Plato’s “Republic.” It was protected by the god Poseidon, who made his son Atlas king and namesake of the island and the ocean that surrounded it.(lookup) As

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