Atlantis: Graham Hancock Pt.4/4

The story of the lost continent of Atlantis starts in 355 B.C. with the Greek philosopher Plato. In Plato's book, Timaeus, a character named Kritias tells an account of Atlantis that has been in his family for generations. According to the character, the story was originally told to his ancestor, Solon, by a priest during Solon's visit to Egypt. There had been a powerful empire located to the west of the "Pillars of Hercules" (what we now call the Straight of Gibraltar) on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital city of Atlantis was a marvel of architecture and engineering. The city was composed of a series of concentric walls and canals. At the very center was a hill, and on top of the hill a temple to Poseidon. About 9000 years before the time of Plato, after the people of Atlantis became corrupt and greedy, the gods decided to destroy them. A violent earthquake shook the land, giant waves rolled over the shores, and the island sank into the sea, never to be seen again. Scholars dispute whether and how much Plato's story or account was inspired by older traditions. But according to Graham Hancock there exists much evidence for that Atlantis really existed. They were a very advanced civilization that existed 12.000 years ago, with advanced knowledge of astronomy, global mapping and complex mathematics.

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