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The Lost City of Atlantis Introduction
Atlantis is a legendary sub continent like island which is believed to be
advanced Utopian society containing wisdom and can bring peace to all
creatures in the world
In brief terms, the story of Atlantis was first told in two of Plato’s
documentaries; the Timaeus and the Critias.
This presentation assumes the role to explain the origin, history and gives a
comprehensive understanding of what exactly the Lost City of Atlantis is.
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Origins, history, and functions of AtlantisA map showing a skeleton view of Atlantis before it
sank
Origin of Atlantis dates back to the early years of the formation of the earth, before 330 BC, and books of Plato well explain its origin.
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Cont… Origins, history, and functions of Atlantis
The historian believed that the most of the important accomplishments of the ancient world originated from Atlantis. Such accomplishments are metallurgy, agriculture, religion and language.
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Sacred objects and its attributes
According to DeMolay (2007), Plato describes Atlantis as a piece of
subcontinent lands that is technologically sophisticated, but contains
morally bankrupt and evil empire, because it attempted the world
domination by force.
the people living in it, commonly known as Athenians have great
ability to defeat powerful foe through the forces of spirits they own.
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A comparison of this place to those that serve similar functions in other cultures
Michaels (2010) assets that Plato well indicate that Atlantians are great and
passionate engineering and architectural base.
Historically, Atlantis city is built on a hill and surrounding of mass of water
which could fit a ship a tunnel to pass through
According to Plato’s story, there existed amazing buildings which were complete
with both hot and cold fountains sharing dining halls and stone wall covered
with precious metals.
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Cont…A comparison of this place to those that serve similar functions in other culturesFigure showing the mountainous site where Athen building was constructed
Having a mind of history make one ask what might really happen if Atlantis
could exist then. Could its residence try to kill all humanity in the world? 8
The relevance of this place and these objects in contemporary culture
According to Klossner (2006), historical analysts believe that most of the
important accomplishments of the prehistoric world originated from Atlantis.
Like other historical sites, the legend about Atlantis helps to bring tourists to
Thera by the boatload. Here, the tourists enjoy black sand beaches
archaeological sites and dramatic volcanic cliffs (Klossner, 2006). Some can
find rest in the Hotel Atlantis.
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Cont… The relevance of this place and these objects in contemporary culture
Michaels (2010) asserts that the remains of the stone (Bronze) aged
city called Thera proved existence of buildings, streets, buildings,
pottery and colorfully painted walls. All these showed the wealthy
society.
On the other hand, a devastating volcano can easily be seen to have
buried the city. This equally serves as the historical even, interesting
to look at.
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Cont…The relevance of this place and these objects in contemporary culture
The time of Atlantis and the Pyramids of Egypt from
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ReferencesDeMolay, J. (2007). Atlantis: The mystery of the lost city. New
York, NY: PowerKids Press.
Klossner, M. (2006). Prehistoric humans in film and television:
579 dramas, comedies, and documentaries, 1905-2004. Jefferson,
N.C: McFarland & Co.
Michaels, A. (2010). Reflections of a successful wallflower:
Lessons in business, lessons in life.12