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The romantic legend of the rise and fall of Atlantis has enchanted imaginations since Plato first told of a glorious island in the Atlantic that sank beneath the waves. Speculation has abounded ever since: Was there really a great ancient civilization on a vast continent, now... Read Full Overview

This work, originally published in 1927, is a comprehensive and factual summary and analysis of the historical, mythological, anthropological, scientific and archaeological evidence, available at the time it was written, concerning Atlantis. Its starting point is the work of... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The romantic legend of Atlantis has captured imaginations since Plato first told of a glorious island in the Atlantic that sank beneath the waves. Speculation has abounded ever since, and scientists who formerly dismissed the possibility that Atlantis ever existed were obliged... Read Full Overview

The object of this book is to give a general outline of what is known concerning Atlantean civilization. Shows, among other things, that the story of Atlantis, as painted upon the peplum of Pallas at the Athenian festival, has a very definite bearing upon the credibility of Plato's... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview