Atlantis. And was there really this legendary island, which in one day went under water, or, perhaps, all this is an invention of Plato?
And while today it continues to occupy the minds of scientists, and treasure hunters, despite the total lack of evidence, do not stop looking for this ancient civilization, we collected 20 interesting theories to even more intrigue you! Well, it's time to include the "historical" GPS-navigator and go to the road ...
1. The Minoan civilization
One of the theories says that representatives of the Minoan civilization lived on Atlantis. Historians argue that it was badly damaged by a volcanic explosion (between 1628 and 1500 BC). Do you think it looks like the truth?
2. The Black Sea
It is believed that the prototype for the events of the legend of Atlantis was the rise of the water level in the Black Sea (5600 BC), which destroyed many civilizations around its shores. It's sad, but our search is narrowing!
3. Israel or Canaan
And there are also such historians who believe that Atlantis was not an island, imagine ?. From their point of view, this state was located along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
4. Sardinia
Historians have not forgotten about this Italian island either. Who knows, maybe earlier in its place was the Atlantic Empire.
5. South America
Yes, yes, another version says that Atlantis covered the whole continent. Many note that there is some similarity in the description of Plato about Atlantis and the plateau Altiplano, which is in the Andes.
6. The Celtic Shelf
And here is another assumption, where was the territory of the mythical state. Plato in the description of the main city of the Atlanteans mentions a terrain very similar to the shelf, located south of the British Isles. It has the dimensions indicated by Plato, and the edge of the continental platform faces south-west. Not far from this edge there is an underwater hill marked on sufficiently detailed maps, the top of which is 57 m from the surface, while it is surrounded by depths of 150-180 m. This hill is just about the middle of the indicated plain. It is possible that there is also a "step" at the bottom, corresponding to the shoreline of that time, similar to the limestone rocks of the modern coast of England.
7. Antarctica
There is a thought that Atlantis before it moved to the south, was located on the site of this continent. True, this theory ceased to exist after scientists learned in more detail about the structure of the Antarctic lithosphere.
8. The Azores
It is likely that the Azores and the island of Madeira, and are the very remains of the deceased mainland. According to some scholars, not all the inhabitants of Atlantis died during the collapse of their continent. So, some survivors reached the shores of America, while others reached Europe.
9. The Bermuda Triangle
This theory says that Atlantis was devoured by the famous Bermuda Triangle. And in 2012, at the bottom of the sea were found the remains of some ancient city. Allegedly four pyramids, streets, squares, a monument resembling the Sphinx, walls with inscriptions are visible.
10. The Peoples of the Sea
The reason for the disappearance of the Atlanteans: in 1200 BC. all the eastern Mediterranean attacked the "peoples of the sea", which attacked both land and water.
11. Troy
And other historians argue that on the site of Atlantis, near the coast of the Aegean Sea, an ancient fortified settlement arose, sung in the poem "Iliad" - Troy.
12. Plato and Atlantis
For the first time this philosopher started talking about the mysterious island. According to him, there lived the descendants of Poseidon and the death girl Clayto. Over time, they became greedy and ruthless, and this ruined them and the island.
13. Fudge
But it is possible that this state did not exist. Historians believe that for Plato it represented an ideal state and nothing more.
14. Origin of the name
Did you know that Atlantis bears the name of one of the children of Poseidon, Atlas? He, being the first child, has got the whole island and ocean.
15. Atlantologists
This is the name of people who study this island. So, if you like reading different facts about Atlantis, then maybe it's time to go to the Atlantologists?
16. Atlantis and esoterics
In the 19th century, talk about this mysterious island state enjoyed unprecedented popularity. Moreover, the notion of Atlantis was speculated by mystics and esotericists. The strongest thing in the popularization of the myth about this island was influenced by Blavatsky, who described in her Secret Doctrine the evolution of the so-called Fourth Root Race, which took place just in Atlantis.
17. Atlanta
The rulers of Atlantis paid attention to the mining and processing industry. Over time, they established a rigid caste. All power was in the hands of the elect. As a result, they were not enough of Atlantis, and the rulers of the state decided to subjugate the entire Earth. This they were prevented by the gods-Hyperboreans. In his "dialogues" Plato wrote about this in detail.
18. Atlantis is not the only lost continent
For over a hundred years people have been searching for the mysterious Hyperborea, Lemuria, Pacifida, Mu, Arctida.
19. Conflicting data
Did you know that researchers from Natural History are convinced that, according to the teachings of the science of plate tectonics, most of the land simply could not sink to the seabed? Moreover, even the famous Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which destroyed the city, could not cope with the whole continent.
20. Did the tsunami swallow Atlantis?
As is known, tsunamis occur during an underground impact or a volcanic explosion that occurred near the sea. Tsunami from underwater earthquakes is practically not in the Atlantic Ocean. No, because under the bottom of these oceans do not occur tsunamigenic earthquakes.