240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true. Rodney Castleden first considers the location of Atlantis re-examining two suggestions put forward in the early twentieth century; Minoan Crete and Minoan Thera. He outlines the latest research... Read more
Acknowledgements and preface 1 ‘All the island and many other islands also’ 2 Preludes to discovery 3 Thera: the second rediscovery 4 The bronze age city of Thera emerges 5 Atlantean arts and crafts 6 Theran food and trade 7 Writing and wall-painting 8 Art, religion and society 9 The last days of Akrotiri 10 Atlantis destroyed 11 Deconstruction of Atlantis
Biography
Rodney Castleden has been actively involved in research on landscape processes and prehistory for the last twenty-five years. He is the author of The Making of Stonehenge, The Knossos Labyrinth and Minoans.
'A fine synthesis of Atlantis-based research, with a good number of intelligent, provoking speculations and an insightful consideration of Plato's myth-making talents. - Kirkus Reviews
