Some archaeologists have begun to believe the legend of Atlantis may have origins in the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization which once flourished on the island of Crete.

Rise and Fall of the Mighty Minoans. Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed.

The evidence tying the Minoan civilization to Atlantis. by Caleb Howells. Jun 16, 2023 Updated: June 16th, 2023. wiki. Plato’s story of Atlantis is one of the most famous legends in the whole world.

Here, he finds some similarities between what Atlantis is believed to have been and the Minoan civilization. In the second episode, he finds evidence matching what Plato had written about in caves ...

Legends of lost continents have always been fascinating and mysterious. They are full of stories about once majestic civilizations that disappeared under the water or were destroyed by cataclysms.

In the late Minoan Age the Cretans obtained Egyptian leave to convert Pharos, a small island off the mouth of the Nile, into an entrepôt and port; and with the use of unlimited local labor their ...

With their ports, trading fleet and navy destroyed, the Minoans would never have fully recovered. The myth of Atlantis, the city state that was lost beneath the sea, was first mentioned by Plato over ...

F or 20 centuries and more, the legend of the lost Atlantis has had a powerful hold on the human imagination. In his dialogues, Plato described Atlantis as an island “confederation of marvelous ...