▲We are often surprised by the incredible discoveries made by archaeologists and experts who search tirelessly for traces of ancient civilizations. There is one mentioned in texts as far back as Plato that remains a mystery: Atlantis.
According to History.com, some theories speak of an entire city lost beneath the Atlantic Ocean, while others say answers lie in Antarctica or even the Greek islands.
Let's take a look at the main theories about the lost city of Atlantis.

▲The mystery of Atlantis dates back more than two thousand years, when Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the possible existence of the civilization of Atlantis in a dialogue.

▲Atlantis appears in the dialogues of Timaeus and Critias, written in the 4th century BCE, telling the story of a people that lived beyond the Pillars of Hercules.

▲He also wrote that when the Gods divided the Earth between them, the island of Atlantis remained with Poseidon.

▲Could this city have really existed or is it nothing more than an invention by Plato?

▲The theory that Atlantis really existed started to gain popularity in the 19th century.

▲Writer Ignatius Donnelly wrote a book in 1882 that spoke of Atlantis as a continent that sank suddenly in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

▲The theory, written by Donnelly in 'Atlantis: The Antediluvian World,' was debunked when tectonic plates were discovered.

▲According to geological evidence, the way tectonic plates work would make it almost impossible for an entire continent to sink.

▲Another theory connects Atlantis with the Bermuda Triangle.

▲The Bermuda Triangle is known as a mysterious place where airplanes and ships disappear, never to be found again.

▲According to writer Charles Berlitz, Atlantis could have been a continent near the Bahamas that was swallowed by the Bermuda Triangle.

▲Formations that appeared to have been built by humans were found in Bimini, a western district of the Bahamas. But researchers concluded that they were made naturally.

▲Could the icy continent be the key to understanding Atlantis? According to some theories, it could be.

▲In his 1958 book 'The Earth’s Shifting Crust,' Charles Hapgood explained how he believed that a shift in the Earth's crust could have moved Antarctica out of its place.

▲This shift was fatal for the people of Atlantis.

▲The theory suggests that the city of Atlantis was covered over by layers of ice.

▲This theory connects Atlantis to the Minoan civilization, which inhabited the islands of Crete and Thera (Santorini) more than four thousand years ago.

▲The theory is that an earthquake hit the island of Thera, which destroyed the civilization.

▲This theory posits that Atlantis is the story of the Minoan civilization, which was around between 2500 and 1600 BCE and that the history was later told by Plato.

▲Another theory connects Atlantis with the story of the Biblical flood.

▲According to researchers, around 5,600 BCE the flooding of the Black Sea through the Bosphorus had huge consequences for nearby civilizations.

▲People living in the affected regions supposedly migrated to other places, bringing with them tales of a great flood.

▲This theory is that these stories inspired Plato to write about Atlantis, making it nothing more than a fictional story inspired by the flood.

▲Finally, one of the most popular theories: Atlantis never existed at all.

▲This theory states that the Atlantis in Plato's writing was a fictional ideal civilization that suffered the wrath of the Gods due to human flaws.

▲Plato's writing is the only consistent historical source that suggests the existence of the lost city of Atlantis.

▲As reported in The Daily Express, images from Google Earth satellites show a mysterious structure in the ocean, leading people to question if it was the lost city of Atlantis.

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What do you think? Is Atlantis just a creation from Plato or was it a civilization with remains waiting to be found?

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21/08/24 por StarsInsider

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Atlantis is the so-called lost city described in texts written by Plato. How could a whole civilization disappear without a trace? How could it be explained? Are tales of Atlantis pure fabrication? Take a look at the main theories about Atlantis, according to History. Click on the gallery to find out more!