{"id":2617,"date":"2010-06-02T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T08:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/atlantis-mother-of-empires\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:02:14","slug":"atlantis-mother-of-empires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/atlantis-mother-of-empires\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantis: Mother of Empires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>tlantis:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>other<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>of<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> E<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>mpires<\/em><\/strong> <strong>[<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/main-bibliography\/s\/\"><strong>607<\/strong><\/a><strong>] <\/strong>was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/stacy-judd-robert-b-n\/\">Robert B Stacy-Judd<\/a> (1884-1975), a Californian architect and artist. This large-format volume studies the links between the <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/maya\/\">Maya<\/a> and Atlantis and is lavishly illustrated by the author. Stacy-Judd touches on<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/stacy-judd-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-34353\" src=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/stacy-judd-cover-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/stacy-judd-cover-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/stacy-judd-cover.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a> a wide range of subjects such as the Mormons and the Maya, the Iberian connection, Quetzalcoatl and of course, ancient architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the theories of <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/churchward-colonel-james\/\">James Churchward<\/a>, who claimed that Mu had been the birthplace of the Mayan civilisation, Stacy-Judd wrote, <em>\u201cI cannot accept his arguments as they lack corroboration, are illogical and unconvincing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/eichner-henry-m\/\">Henry Eichner<\/a> glowingly referred to\u00a0Stacy-Judd&#8217;s tome\u00a0as \u201cthe finest book on <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/atlantology\/\">Atlantology<\/a> today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stacy-Judd introduced Mayan features into many of his own architectural designs that, at the time, were considered sensational. This development was later the subject of a book<strong><sup>[<\/sup><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/main-bibliography\/g\/\"><strong><sup>596<\/sup><\/strong><\/a><strong><sup>]<\/sup><\/strong> by David Gebhard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantis: Mother of Empires [607] was written by Robert B Stacy-Judd (1884-1975), a Californian architect and artist. This large-format volume studies the links between the Maya and Atlantis and is lavishly illustrated by the author. 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