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There is a short framing story about Solon in Egypt in Timaeus, and Critias, which contains the description of Atlantis, breaks off mid-narrative.

The inhabitants of this great continent, the Atlanteans, had become arrogant with power, and sought to subjugate all of Europe and Asia and assimilate it into their domain. The Atlantis story is clearly a parable: Plato's myth is of two cities which compete with each other, not on legal grounds but rather cultural and political confrontation and ultimately war. This is a Facsimile PDF.

“An easy read, The Atlantis Dialogue provides a good starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about the origins of the Atlantis myth.”—Judy Justice, Midwest Book Review, Mar.

The following is a summary of his depiction, these are a few of many points I am taking … Atlantis, a likely mythical island nation mentioned in Plato’s dialogues “Timaeus” and “Critias,” has been an object of fascination among western philosophers Athanasius Kircher's Map of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean (1669) There’s tons of info circulating on what Atlantis actually was. And they would have succeeded, were it not for the heroic deeds of the ancient Athenians, whom the priest Atlantis is a legendary city, which is described in the work of the Greek philosopher Plato (c. 429 – 347 BCE).

In The Atlantis Dialogue, you’ll find everything Plato said about Atlantis, in the context he intended.

There is a short framing story about Solon in Egypt in Timaeus, and Critias, which contains the description of Atlantis, breaks off mid-narrative. Plato’s Description of Atlantis.

"Atlantis," from which the Atlantic Ocean took its name. In the former, Plato describes how Egyptian priests, in conversation with the Athenian lawgiver Solon, described Atlantis as an island larger than Asia Minor and Libya combined, and situated just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (the Strait of Gibraltar). Timaeus Critias by Plato [360 B.C] The two dialogs of Plato which contain the primary ancient account of Atlantis. 2002, Reviewer’s Choice Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, provides a description of Atlantis in his dialogue Critias, which was never completed. It has 496 pages and was published in 1882. Timaeus Critias by Plato [360 B.C] The two dialogs of Plato which contain the primary ancient account of Atlantis. The following is a summary of his depiction, these are a few of many points I am taking from Manly P. Halls, The Secret Teachings of All Ages Plato's Description of Atlantis . Now you can read and judge for yourself! Description. Plato lived 400 years before the birth of Christ. ATLANTIS: The idea of a rich and powerful island civilization that perished in a sudden cataclysm has held man's imagination ever since "Atlantis" was first mentioned in the writings of Plato. The basics of the mythos are as follows: Atlantis was a great civilization that was destroyed in a massive catastrophe about 12,000 years ago when the last great Ice Age ended.

-- Plato's History of Atlantis -- Commentary on "Critias" from "The Antediluvian World" by Ignatius Donnelly Plato has preserved for us the history of Atlantis. plato's history of atlantis. 3 description, or rather fabulous account of the Atlantic Island, which he had learned from the wise men of Sais, and which particularly concerned the Athenians; but by reason of his age, not want of leisure (as Plato Accumulated scientific and archeological evidence now indicates that the "Lost Continent" may have been located on the islands of Crete and Thera,

Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, provides a description of Atlantis in his dialogue Critias, which was never completed. Donnelly considered Plato's account of Atlantis as largely factual and attempted to establish that all known ancient civilizations were descended from this supposed lost land.