Atlantis - the lost continent

About Atlantis

ى Atlantis is a legendary island.

ى Plato believed that Atlantis was in the Atlantic ocean near the Azores.

ى The second theory places Atlantis in the Bahamas.

ى The third theory puts Atlantis in the Mediterranean, near Crete.

Plato

Plato was aىClassical Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the Academy in Athens.

ى Plato was originally a student of Socrates.

Plato’s idea

ى In some of his work he described a wonderful continent. It was called Atlantis. It was like heaven. The people were hardworking and religious. They respected the law.

The constitution of Plato’s Atlantis

The end of Atlantis

Atlantis sank intoىthe ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune“ because the people changed their lifestyle and became greedy.

The mystery of theىlost continent remains unsolved.

Other ideas about Atlantis

ى In 1882 Donnelly collected all the information he could find about the lost continent Atlantis and published a book about it.

He believed that allىthe civilisations came from Atlantis.

Atlantis: the lost empire

ى Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.

ى The film tells the story of a young linguist who gains possession of a sacred book which he believes will guide him to the mythical city of Atlantis.

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