Plato was the first one to ever mention Atlantis and he claimed it was destroyed 9000 years before his time (9400 BC).
2007-02-13 15:05:21 · 9 answers · asked by razorspirit101 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Perhaps, in the middle of the Atlantic is where north American and European tectonic plates meet, volcanic activity at their junction are pushing the continents apart, there also is the mid-Atlantic ridge, a long, high underwater mountain range that may have once risen above the surface, Plato said it was past the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar), the Portuguese Azores are volcanic in origin and part of the mid-atlantic-ridge maybe Atlantis was part of this chain of islands once, http://www.andrewcollins.com/page/interactive/midatlan.htm
The archaeological evidence to support this theory isn't there. But I do seem to recall some satellite pictures that showed what looked like structures or something beneath the sea in this area, then again maybe I dreamed that part????????
2007-02-13 19:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's entirely possibly that Atlantis could have existed and been sunk to the bottom of the ocean due to seismic activities the land it was on could've been sent down and we may or may never find it due to the size of our oceans but in my opinion I'd have to say there might've been an Atlantis or similarly named place for what is written about almost always has some truth or roots
2007-02-13 23:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by samuraipoet@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. Wikipedia says "Atlantis is generally seen as a myth created by Plato to illustrate his political theories."
2007-02-13 23:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by trypanophobic34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i think there was a civilization at one point and i believe it was similar to Rome in the fact that it was very advanced compared to the other civilizations of the time. as for what happened to it.... u got me
2007-02-13 23:08:54 · answer #4 · answered by timmyn02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..people may say the same about us too....if we could have had their knowledge and continued on..WOW...we would all be in a different world..imo
2007-02-13 23:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis
2007-02-13 23:09:06 · answer #6 · answered by Clean Independent Energy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it matter..
plato was also a writer..
boy-- i hope they never read jules verne 5000 years from now...
2007-02-13 23:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure but it sure as hell could have - completely advanced to him wouldnt hav been much and as we can see in venice and such it is happening today but our world is much larger so why the hell not
2007-02-13 23:07:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it did just not under water
2007-02-13 23:12:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋