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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Plato on Atlantis - Timaeus & Critias


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Atlantis is the name of a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias".

In Plato's account, Atlantis, lying "beyond the pillars of Heracles", was a naval power that conquered many parts of Western Europe and Africa 9,000 years before the time of Solon, or approximately 9500 BC. After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune".