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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 »
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Statius Sebosus
Statius Sebosus was a Greek geographer who flourished around 100 BC and was not contemporary with Plato, as frequently claimed. His comment that it was 40 days sail from the Gorgades to the Hesperides have excited a number of investigators, particularly Andrew Collins. The Gordades are generally accepted to have been the Cape Verde Islands. However, the identification of the Hesperides has been more controversial, with the more popular view being that they were the Canaries or Azores. Nevertheless, Collins has bravely suggested a Caribbean location for the Hesperides in his Gateway to Atlantis.