| Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World Contributor(s): Donnelly, Ignatius (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515074765 ISBN-13: 9781515074762 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: 398.42 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Plato has preserved for us the history of Atlantis. If our views are correct, it is one of the most valuable records which have come down to us from antiquity. Plato lived 400 years before the birth of Christ. His ancestor, Solon, was the great law-giver of Athens 600 years before the Christian era. Solon visited Egypt. Plutarch says, "Solon attempted in verse a large description, or rather fabulous account of the Atlantic Island, which he had learned from the wise men of Sais, and which particularly concerned the Athenians; but by reason of his age, not want of leisure (as Plato would have it), he was apprehensive the work would be too much for him, and therefore did not go through with it. These verses are a proof that business was not the hinderance: |