Do you think the island atlanis was real or was it all made up by plato?

Answer 1

The Plato text is fragmentary, and presented as "what my ancestor Solon was told by Egyptian priests".

The "5000 years ago" problem may result from a translation error, where moon cycles were confused with sun cycles. If so, 5000 _months_ before Solon (roughly 550BC) would refer to about 1100 or 1300 BC, and the catastrophic volcanic event with the tsunami could be the Santorini explosion.

The Critias dialogue places Atlantis a couple of days sailing west of the Pillars of Hercules. While these are commonly equated with Gibraltar, ancient use of this term covered both exits of the Mediterranean, also the Bosporus.

The layout of the port of Atlantis might be found below the city of Troy, which lies a couple of days sailing west from the Bosporus. Aerial surveys suggest the same geometry described in the dialogue. I have no idea whether there have been digs in that area yet.

The other "advanced technology" needn't be understood as laser light etc. Heliographs are impressive enough in their own right...

Answer 2

Check out the show Raymond C. suggested. The Santorini eruption was so big it blew pumice onto mountains of islands miles away. It blew half the island away, and divers are now diving on the section that fell into the Mediterranean. There was a Minoan civilization there, which appears to have been very advanced, and which would have had a great deal of influence on nearby cultures. More significantly, it occurred some time before Plato was born, long enough for it to have become more of a legend to the average person than actual history, and enough time for the story to have been embroidered into the version Plato gave us.

Answer 3

It was a myth created by Plato. In his work he creates a number of myths to demonstrate his point of view.

As further proof, outside of Plato's writing there is no reference to the name 'Atlantis.' also, no one in the ancient world discussed this idea as if it were a real place. All Greco-Roman thinkers understood that Atlantis was a myth.

That being said, for fun reading on the question I refer you to the book by Donally that is available through Dover publishing.

Answer 4

It was real and there are probably parts of it still aboveground today since it would be all but impossible for an entire continent to disappear. Where it was is anybody's guess. Were they highly advanced for their time? More than likely and their descendants after the catastrophe probably wound up in such places as Egypt and Central America. Unless you toss in alien help, how did those societies suddenly become - almost overnight - so advanced? One day they're savages, the next day they're building pyramids? The Atlanteans no doubt landed on their shores and helped advance their cultures.

Answer 5

"Lost Worlds" on the History Channel 17 July at 9 PM EDT will try to relate Atlantis to the Greek island of Santorini which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Should be interesting anyway.

Answer 6

Egyptians were White descendants from the survivors of Atlantis. This explains why they were so advanced.

Answer 7

I think it was a real place, but whether or not it had all this fantastic technology that people think rivaled our current technology, I'm not so sure.

Answer 8

Vote for: Real.

Answer 9

I think it was all made up. But if it really existed, we'd have no way to find out.

Answer 10

I think is one real. We just can;t find it because eveything has change so much.