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Atlantis
The enduring search for Plato's lost island civilisation, interpreted as allegory, memory of a real place, or myth.
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The Claim
Plato's account of Atlantis describes a real place destroyed in a single day and night.
The Evidence
Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias describe Atlantis in detail. Proposed locations span from Santorini to the Azores to Antarctica.
Mainstream View
Most classicists read Atlantis as a philosophical allegory. No archaeological evidence of a lost Atlantic civilisation has been found.
Criticism
Plato's details are internally inconsistent and no site matches the description. The story may blend memories of the Minoan eruption with fiction.
What remains unknown
Whether Atlantis is pure invention or inspired by real events like the Thera eruption remains an open question.
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The Why Files
The Basque Bloodline | Descendants of Atlantis
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National Geographic
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I Found The Lost City of Atlantis...
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Discovery
Searching for Atlantis with Josh Gates | Expedition Unknown | Discovery
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Universe Inside You
Forbidden Archaeological Evidence of Atlantis: Forgotten Civilization
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America's Atlantis: The "Lost" Colony of Roanoke
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