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NEWS October 2024
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 »
Atlantis: The Making of Myth (L)
Atlantis: The Making of Myth [266] by Phyllis Young Forsyth gives a good oversight of the Atlantis mystery as viewed at
that time with particular reference to the growing support for a Minoan solution as the archaeological discoveries on Santorini supported the popular concept of a forgotten Aegean civilisation. However, Professor Forsyth is not seduced by this idea and argues for Syracuse in Sicily and its ruler Dionysius I as the principal inspiration behind Plato’s morality tale. Unfortunately, this still leaves too many unanswered questions: where were the Pillars of Heracles? Why did Plato not simply name Sicily? How do we explain the fact that Syracuse was not submerged? How do we reconcile Plato’s 9,000 ‘years’ with the time of Dionysius’ reign? etc, etc.