What is Atlantis ?

•A very famous wise A very famous wise man who lived a long man who lived a long time ago Plato wrote time ago Plato wrote about a place called about a place called AtlantisAtlantis• The story goes that The story goes that Atlantis was a very Atlantis was a very special place of special place of learning. It was a very learning. It was a very good place to live.good place to live.• Atlantis sank into Atlantis sank into the ocean !!the ocean !!

Underwater Theory

Some volcanologists Some volcanologists and seismologists and seismologists gathered data and said gathered data and said Atlantis was destroyed Atlantis was destroyed cataclysm which is : cataclysm which is : Violent upheaval that Violent upheaval that causes great causes great destruction or brings destruction or brings about a fundamental about a fundamental change. A volcano change. A volcano erupted and it was a erupted and it was a catastrophe causing catastrophe causing tsunamis, ending up in tsunamis, ending up in Atlantis burial Atlantis burial underwater.underwater.

Atlantis Philosophy :

PlatoGreek philosopher, Plato Greek philosopher, Plato talked of Atlantis as if it talked of Atlantis as if it were in heaven. The were in heaven. The resources said that “ His resources said that “ His description were of huge description were of huge island, larger than Libya island, larger than Libya and Asia put together. It and Asia put together. It had great mountain had great mountain ranges, great plains and ranges, great plains and plenty of animals , like plenty of animals , like elephants & gardens elephants & gardens filled with more splendor filled with more splendor that anyone could that anyone could imagine.”imagine.”

Plato’s Philosophy continuedPlato put Atlantis in the ocean Plato put Atlantis in the ocean

& then there was a conflict if & then there was a conflict if it was real because of its it was real because of its location on the lost continent. location on the lost continent. There is no known person who There is no known person who anybody knew for sure who anybody knew for sure who kept this story going but it kept this story going but it states “Egyptians helped to states “Egyptians helped to preserve the story with their preserve the story with their tablets and sacred achieves”. tablets and sacred achieves”. It also thought that Plato lied It also thought that Plato lied about the whole thing just to about the whole thing just to live up to his parableslive up to his parables..

Fact or Fiction Argument

There are still argument There are still argument and doubts going on if it and doubts going on if it

was a fable or not.was a fable or not.

Discovered ?

Years and years later, the Years and years later, the city of Atlantis was city of Atlantis was discovered. Researchers discovered. Researchers were convinced that they were convinced that they have found it. It was have found it. It was believed that people of believed that people of Atlantis city were hiding Atlantis city were hiding there treasures over there there treasures over there but still the doubt has not but still the doubt has not been cleared.been cleared.

Plato….!!!

About Plato !Plato was a Greek Plato was a Greek

philosopher, gave us first philosopher, gave us first known account of Atlantis. known account of Atlantis. Plato was said to have lived Plato was said to have lived from about 428-348 BC. He from about 428-348 BC. He was a student of Socrates. was a student of Socrates. After studying Socrates he After studying Socrates he opened his own philosophy opened his own philosophy school. There he began to school. There he began to write philosophies in a play write philosophies in a play type form. These dialogues type form. These dialogues always featured Socrates as always featured Socrates as main character. In his play main character. In his play Atlantis was the place, his Atlantis was the place, his students thought it Is students thought it Is imaginary but Plato argued imaginary but Plato argued that it is original .that it is original .

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