Atlantis: Everything We Know

For nearly 2,400 years, the legend of Atlantis has haunted the human imagination: a magnificent island empire, home to a noble and powerful race, that vanished in a single day and night of cataclysmic disaster. But is this tale of a lost world a genuine historical account or a brilliant philosophical allegory? This definitive guide unravels the complete story of the world's most famous lost land, beginning with its sole ancient source, the Greek philosopher Plato, and his tantalizingly detailed descriptions of the city's concentric rings, its mysterious metal orichalcum, and its fateful war with ancient Athens.This book embarks on a fascinating journey through the centuries, tracing how a brief classical fable was transformed into a global obsession. Explore the work of figures like Ignatius Donnelly, who recast Atlantis as the mother culture of all ancient civilizations, and the mystics Edgar Cayce and Helena Blavatsky, who envisioned it as a spiritual battleground of psychic masters and misused crystal technology. The physical search is rigorously examined, from the volcanic island of Santorini in the Aegean and the controversial Bimini Road in the Bahamas, to the sun-baked plains of Spain and the frozen wastes of Antarctica, weighing the archaeological and geological evidence for each proposed location.More than just a search for a physical place, this is an investigation into the anatomy of a myth and the psychology of belief. Delve into the science that argues against a sunken continent, from the realities of plate tectonics to the stunning revelations of modern oceanography. Discover the history of famous hoaxes and frauds, and see how the legend has been endlessly reinvented in popular culture, from the novels of Jules Verne to the blockbuster films of today. By exploring our deep-seated yearning for a lost Golden Age, this comprehensive account seeks to answer not only whether Atlantis existed, but why its story holds such enduring and unsinkable power over us all.

• | Author: Jasper Quill
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Jun 25, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00150 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798289691217