U.S. Constitution. Atlantis References that Predate or are Contemporary with Plato. Atlantis References that Predate or are Contemporary with Plato Chronos: In this thread, I'd like us to collect references to Atlantis other than Plato and examine them. Of course, historians have always doubted the existence of Atlantis on the basis that no other written account of it's existence exists with the exception of Plato. Gathering other accounts together would be further corroboration of it's existence, not to mention give us the chance to examine and re-evaluate supposed inconsistencies thought to be in the dialogues. The literal translation of how the Atlantis story was uncovered, of course, has always gone like this: *Solon travels to Egypt in the year of 570 b.c, where he learns of the Atlantis account from a priest at the Temple of Neith in Sais, Egypt.
*Solon returns home to Athens where he writes all the details down {using Greek names for the places and names the Egyptians gave them), intending to use them in a poem. *The writings fall into Dropides' possession. 1. EyeWitness To The Middle Ages and Renaissance. Life in a Christian Monastery, ca. 585"When he was dead his body was not placed with the bodies of the brethren, but a grave was dug in the dung pit, and his body was flung down into it. . .
" Crime and punishment in a medieval monastery: the monastery's Abbott provides insight into the monastic life. The Vikings Discover America, ca. 1000"There was no want of salmon either in the river or in the lake. " Five hundred years before Columbus, the Vikings discover a New World. Invasion of England, 1066The Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England described through the images of the 900 year-old Bayeux Tapestry. Anarchy in 12th Century EnglandThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle paints a sobering picture of life in 12th century England that contrasts strikingly with Hollywood's image of the Middle Ages.
The Murder Of Thomas Becket, 1170The killing of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem, 1099The assault and capture of the Christian "Navel of the World" The Walt Disney Company. Corporate history[edit] 1923–1928: The silent era[edit] In early 1923, Kansas City, Missouri animator Walt Disney created a short film entitled Alice's Wonderland, which featured child actress Virginia Davis interacting with animated characters. After the bankruptcy in 1923 of his previous firm, Laugh-O-Gram Films,[ChWDC 1] Disney moved to Hollywood to join his brother Roy O. Disney. Film distributor Margaret J. In January 1926 with the completion of the Disney studio on Hyperion Street, the Disney Brothers Studio's name was changed to the Walt Disney Studio. After the demise of the Alice comedies, Disney developed an all-cartoon series starring his first original character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit,[5] which was distributed by Winkler Pictures through Universal Pictures. 1928–1934: Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies[edit] Original poster for Flowers and Trees (1932) 1934–1945: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and World War II[edit] 1946–1954: Post-war and television[edit]