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OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
Joining The Dots
I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39–65 AD) the Latin poet was a nephew of the philosopher Seneca. Ten books of his epic Bellum Civile sometimes referred to as Pharsalia have survived. Lucanus located the Strait of Heracles in Syrtis Minor, a view expressed previously by Apollonius of Rhodes. Anton Mifsud has pointed out that this reference has been omitted from modern translations of Lucanus’ work.