Atlantis Destroyed

by Rodney Castleden

This text examines the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis, whose famed description is found in Plato's Timaeus and the Critias. Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. The book explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true and outlines the research findings on Knossos and Bronze Age Thera, demonstrating the parallels between Plato's narrative and the Minoan Civilization in the Aegean.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 1998

Reviews

[Lorena Beshello · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a very good read. I like how this work is written and how the ideas are formulated. Long time ago I was very obsessed with the mere theory of Atlantis and its very modern civilization, very forward and different from all Earth's civilizations. However, this book taught me somehow not to focus on one Atlantis only. Weird, yes, but it actually made me think broadly about other civilizations which I know them by heart but never considered them to be in the same level with Atlantis.

Atlantis is just a name, usually linked with the Atlantic Ocean, which is merely a geographic expression rather than once an existing place, let alone a country, state or continent. This shouldn't limit our perspectives of thinking about more than one Atlantis. Yes, maybe every civilization in places around the Atlantic Ocean (including here Mediterranean and Aegean seas), were probably depicted in general terms as Atlantis civilization.

This work's line of thought is very interesting, it carried me along different paths of culture and I very much enjoyed reading the interpretative sections.

[isabella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before reading the book, i wasn’t very much acquainted with Plato’s myth. I knew of its existance but i never really dug deeper. However, i really enjoyed this book and the link between Plato’s lost Atlantis and the Minoan island of Thera and to some extents with the entire Minoan civilization. I appreciated the sketches in the book because helped to have a clear picture of the houses that were discovered throughout the archaeological excavations. Furthermore the book gives you a good insight into the Minoan world and the ongoing discussions about the datation of the Thera’s eruption. I would recommend it.

[Linh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skimming. Informative but dry.

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and well-researched.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting...