Some more on Atlantis

[Sky727]

Some more info on Atlantis and the speculation that it was once located in Africa. 

[andy06shake]

The Eye of the Sahara/Mauritania is a really interesting formation.

The problem is that most geologists attribute the formation to natural processes.

Specifically, a laccolith intrusion, and not human construction.

[imitator]

What if Plato never existed... think about it... none of his original manuscripts exist, nor from the people BCE who talked about him, not even from Aristotle. 

Just something I ponder lol.

[Solvedit]

The theory that it is a city in present-day Portugal seems likely.  According to the theory, it was not surrounded by ocean but moats.

[Byrd]

The theory that it is a city in present-day Portugal seems likely.  According to the theory, it was not surrounded by ocean but moats.

Portugal never conquered Athens.

You can put it anywhere you like, but in order for it to be Atlantis, the culture there had to conquer the entire Mediterranean area AND to be overthrown by Athens.

[Solvedit]

Portugal never conquered Athens.

You can put it anywhere you like, but in order for it to be Atlantis, the culture there had to conquer the entire Mediterranean area AND to be overthrown by Athens.

How many of the candidates for Atlantis did conquer the Mediterranean and get overthrown by Athens? 

Plato was Athenian.

[andy06shake]

What if Plato never existed... think about it... none of his original manuscripts exist, nor from the people BCE who talked about him, not even from Aristotle. 

Just something I ponder lol.

Problem being that multiple ancient sources, including Aristotle, contemporaries, and later philosophers, reference Plato directly.

Which would suggest hes a historical figure who likely existed.

And fabricating both Plato and Socrates would require an extensive, coordinated conspiracy.

The absence of original works and reliance on much later manuscripts fuels the speculation.

[Byrd]

How many of the candidates for Atlantis did conquer the Mediterranean and get overthrown by Athens? 

Plato was Athenian.

None, which is why most are confident that it's an allegory.  There's no mention of a world-conquering culture in ancient literature and none found in artifacts or genetics.  We find things in the Mediterranean area that are much older than 9,000 years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigravettian).  Note that none of the Epigravettian peoples could have conquered a typical Atlantean fighting force.

[Toad of Toad Hall]

Portugal never conquered Athens.

You can put it anywhere you like, but in order for it to be Atlantis, the culture there had to conquer the entire Mediterranean area AND to be overthrown by Athens.

Overthrown by Athens when Athens at the time probably Consisted of more sheep than men to boot.

[Cormac Mac Airt]

Considering that Plato gives a general size for the island of Atlantis and a pretty specific location how does a geological feature roughly 2/3 the size of the Iberian Peninsula disappear in a day and night? 

cormac