The Lost City of Atlantis Was Real, Maybe We Are Thinking About It in the Wrong Way. Atlantis has been a huge subject for many years. On what happened to Atlantis is a mystery, and a lot of scientists have tried to figure out what happened and where it has gone. There are many articles and stories that mention Atlantis in some sort of way. When people try to find any sort of evidence for The Lost City of Atlantis, they come back empty handed. Some of the information has been misleading. Some geographical discoveries have been found about The Lost City of Atlantis. There are articles and stories that talk about what had happened to Atlantis, some say it was an Earthquake others say it was a battle between gods that interfered with Atlantis …show more content…
Plato speaks about Timaeus and Critias. According to Critias, Atlantis was about 230 miles long by 340 miles wide and it lies in the Atlantic Ocean, it is west of the Rock of Gibraltar (Does the Bible mention the lost city of Atlantis? Is there any evidence for Atlantis? 1). Atlantis had a powerful army, full of experienced soldiers, along with the other nine regions of the continent (Atlantis facts, information, pictures. Encyclopedia.com articles about Atlantis 2). The Athenians were the only people to stop theAtlantians from taking over the world (Santorini and the legend of Atlantis 3). Plato described the city of Atlantis, and said that the primary city was in the middle of the continent of the same name. The land around the city was divided into areas of alternating concentric rings of land and water. Other cities were located on rings of land and Atlantis traded with them all (The 'Lost' Land of Atlantis & the Real Reason for Its Downfall, According To Plato 3). Atlantis was a beautiful and rich continent whose people eventually became corrupt and greedy. Atlantians met their demise through devastating disasters of earthquakes and floods (The 'Lost' Land of Atlantis & the Real Reason for Its Downfall, According To Plato