In the year 428 BC a man was born, a man who's work brought about quite possibly the most controversial and staggering piece of literature next to the gospel of Mary Magdalene. His name was Plato, a world renowned philosopher. Seven years after his death in 355 BC, a journal written by Plato himself was found.
It was titled "Timaeous", and it's many pages of mystical wisdom spoke of an ancient empire of astronomical proportion. The story was narrated by a young boy named Kritias, who's family guarded the wisdom of Atlantis for generations. Kritias told a story of marvelous palace's and architecture never before seen by mankind. He spoke of a peaceful race where women were treated as equals to men, and of technology that rivals modern knowledge of today.
According to the text, Poseidon - lord of the ocean, bore 5 sets of twins on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean. Plato suspected the island to be 250 miles west of "The Pillars of Hercules", which are now know as "The Strait of Gibraltar", between Europe and Africa. He divided the island into ten sectors, each ruled by one of his sons. The capital city, by the name of Atlantis, was named after his first born son Atlas. The Atlantic Ocean was also named after these texts. Approximately 9000 years before Plato's birth, Poseidon grew angry at the Atlantians.
They had divulged into human sacrifice and became evil and greedy, giving up their peaceful ways to fight amongst each other. In an explosive burst of rage, Poseidon poured out his wrath onto Atlantis causing an enormous earthquake which flooded the entire kingdom, driving it to ruins.
The question which has plagued historians for centuries, was the legend of Atlantis more than just legend? Did this incredible empire really exist among us? It is a fact that on several occasions, Kritias made statements regarding Atlantis being "genuine history" and based in the "realm of reality."
Among the many theories about this amazing story, there are two that have stood out above all others to historians. An American politician by the name of Ignatius Donnelly became unnaturally obsessed with the legend of Atlantis. In 1882 Donnelly published the book "Atlantis, the Antediluvian World", which became a world wide best seller. In his book Donnelly stated that he sailed to the remote Azores Islands, off the coast of the Strait of Gibraltar.
It was these islands that Donnelly claimed to be the remaining highest peaks of the Atlantian island. He further stated that he believed the people of Atlantis were the very first of mankind, and after the destruction of their home, moved to the surrounding areas of Egypt and Peru to give birth to the future generations of man.
The similarities between Donnelly's theory, and the scriptures of Genesis on the story of creation, raise questions as to Donnelly's theory's legitimacy. The Atlantian theory of "Adam and Eve" doesn't sit well with many historians, however, Plato's book "Timaeus", was found in 355 BC. The oldest scripture of Genesis discovered was dated back to 920 AD, therefore, Plato's work out dates Genesis by over 1000 years.
If this is the case, Plato could not have possibly plagiarized his work. Let us take a second to revise the similarities of Plato's work, with that of Genesis. In Genesis, a powerful God created man in the beautiful garden of Eden, after his creations became wicked, he destroyed them with a mighty flood. Let us also note that God instructed Eve not to eat from the magic tree, for it's fruit bore advanced knowledge that God had not intended for man.
In Plato's book, Kritias spoke of a mighty god creating men on a beautiful remote island. These men wielded very advanced knowledge - which they abused, thus angering Poseidon, and leading to their ultimate demise by flood. Obviously there are some extremely unexplained similarities between these two texts, however according to timelines, Genesis would have had to copy from Plato, not the latter.
As modern technology came into being, underwater surveys have been able to disprove the existence of any underwater ruins in the Atlantic Ocean, thus sending Donnelly's theory crashing down in flames. Soon after this new evidence, a professor at Queens University in Belfast, by the name of K.T. Frost, came up with a theory that was the first to be supported by facts.
Frost believed that somewhere in the translation from Kritias to Plato, the number zero was misinterpreted. Instead of the destruction of Atlantis 9000 years before the birth of Plato, it was 900 years before Plato. Subsequently, instead of 250 miles WEST of the Pillars of Hercules, it was 2,500 miles EAST. Plato would have assumed Atlantis was somewhere to the west, in the Atlantic Ocean, because the translation stated that the island was 250 miles from the Pillars. If he were to travel 250 miles east of the Pillars, he would have ended up in mid Africa. Being that Atlantis was an island, this was not feasible. Where was 2,500 miles east of the Pillars of Hercules?
A place we all know well, the island of Crete. Approximately 1100 years before the birth of Plato, a mighty nation claimed the island of Crete as their home. They were the Minoan Empire. This nation was superior in every way to any nation of their time. Their architecture was unmatched, mighty palaces of gold and marble sat high above their city's on mountain tops. These awe inspiring metropolis's had intricate irrigation tunnels built underneath their sturdy foundations, something no other nation had ever performed short of the Aztec's (the Aztec version was nowhere near as advanced). They were also the only nation in the history of ancient history to have women revered on the same level as men, as equals (just as the nation of Atlantis).
Nothing great last's forever however, in around 1450-1500 BC, about 900 years before Plato, the great nation simply disappeared into thin air.
Professor Frost and two archeologists later found evidence of a catastrophic event that took place on the island of Sanorinas, just 10 miles north of Crete. Frost and his associates found evidence of the most powerful volcanic explosion to have ever been recorded in the history of mankind taking place on that island.
Just to get an idea of how powerful this explosion really was - when Krakatoa erupted, the subsequent shock wave caused a tsunami wave 120 feet high that killed 36,000 people and threw enough ash into the sky to block out the sun for 3 days, the eruption on Sanorinas was 4 times more powerful than Krakatoa... Essentially, it wiped out everything in a 50 mile radius, including the nation of Minoa.
Many great philosophers have lived and died, most die taking with them the greatest mysteries of their time, Plato clearly was no different...
