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The Real Destruction of Atlantis

by David Tollen | Oct 20, 2015 | Earliest Civilizations in Eurasia

The legend of Atlantis comes from Plato. In Timaeus and particularly Critias, written around 360 B.C., the Greek philosopher describes an island society ruling a great empire. But the Atlanteans’ pride angers the gods, who destroy the island with floods and...
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