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Historical Events · Ancient history & lost civilizations
Atlantis is a legendary lost civilization often depicted as a powerful island kingdom that sank into the ocean. Modern treatments of Atlantis range across claims that it was a historical lost civilization, a philosophical metaphor, a myth, or a hoax.
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- Documented · Atlantis is a legendary lost civilization often depicted as a powerful island kingdom that sank into the ocean.
- Documented · The Atlantis legend has remained a recurring subject in philosophy, popular archaeology, and mass media for more than two thousand years.
- Contested · Modern treatments of Atlantis range across claims that it was a historical lost civilization, a philosophical metaphor, a myth, or a hoax.
Plato2
- Documented · Plato described Atlantis as a powerful civilization said to have existed more than nine thousand years before his own time.
- Documented · The concept of Atlantis originates in the writings of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
Antarctica1
- Contested · Some popular alternative-history accounts locate Atlantis beneath the ice of Antarctica.
National Geographic1
- Documented · National Geographic has produced documentary programming examining whether Atlantis was a real place.
National Ocean Service1
- Official · The U.S. National Ocean Service publishes material addressing public claims that underwater features or finds are remains of Atlantis.