ANT210H5 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 – Lost Atlantis
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Chapter 8 lost: one continent atlantis. Atlantis the myth, such a place never existed. According to plato, atlantis was located on a continent-size landmass positioned outside of the straits of. Gibraltar, in the atlantic ocean, and was destroyed in a natural cataclysm more than 11 kya. Atlantis was simply a literary tool to convey a lesson about the political, social and economic organization of a well run society. Plato wrote any of his philosophical treatises in a dialogue format, even the context of atlantis is fictitious. Many of these dialogues were imaginary conversations between socrates and his students. The story of atlantis was presented in 2 of plato"s dialogues: timaeus astronomer from italy. Telephone tag" - egyptian priests greek sage solon (590 b. c) dropides critias, the elder . Ancient athens was able to subdue mighty atlantis, which held sway across northern africa all the way to egypt.
