What Is The History Of Atlantis

People have travelled across the entire globe searching for the city of Atlantis. They have dived into the deepest depths of the sea, and have climbed mountain ranges all in the pursuit of discovery. At least half a dozen expeditions are launched each year, and some explorers would swear they were successful. Professionals claim that the most likely location of Atlantis is a small island called Santorini which is off the coast of Greece. It would seem as though Plato described this exact place in the text of Critias. Everything from the story is accounted for, from the mountainous terrain to an explosion leading to the death of its people. The shape of the island in modern times does not exactly fit Plato's description. But it has been proven …show more content…
The Minoans are the civilization that lived on Santorini. Both populations were advanced, the people of the Minoan culture had paved streets, indoor bathrooms and sewers, while Plato says the Atlanteans were far ahead of any other society at that time. Each city had rituals that involved bulls, the Atlanteans used to a sacrifice them and Santorini has fresco after fresco depicting the people interacting with …show more content…
There is a painting on Santorini located in the town of Akrotiri, that depicts boats travelling from harbour to harbour trading goods. Both had magnificent palaces which were made with Black,white and red stone that was quarried from the island. Each site had a seemingly unlimited pool of resources. Like most volcanic islands both Atlantis and Santorini have hot and cold springs, which were mentioned by Plato. There are frescos that show the many animals that used to live on Santorini, this includes monkeys and antelopes. A haunting fact is that no human remains have been found on Santorini, so one has to wonder did the Atlanteans get a warning and flee? It must be so, it has been claimed that the majority moved to Egypt, including the city where the story first came from, to Athens and some even travelled as far as Spain leaving clues all over Europe. Which explains why others have claimed to find Atlantis all over the world. Dr. Rainer Kuehne says that there was an island off if the southwest coast of Spain which was flooded around the same time as atlantis’ earthquake, which is found very close to the Straits of