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Atlantis. Athanasius Kircher's map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. The map is oriented with south at the top. While present-day philologists and historians unanimously accept the story's fictional character,[7] there is still debate on its origins. Similarly to the story of Gyges, some scholars argue in favor of inspiration from older traditions, in particular Egyptian records of the Thera eruption, the Sea Peoples invasion, or the Trojan War.[8][9][10] Others reject this chain of tradition as implausible and insist that Plato designed the story from scratch,[11][12][13] drawing loose inspiration from contemporary events like the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415–413 BC, or the destruction of Helike in 373 BC.[14] Minoan civilization. Map of Minoan Crete The Minoan civilization was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC.[1] It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Arthur Evans.
Will Durant referred to it as "the first link in the European chain.
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