Atlantis destroyed
"Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true. Rodney Castleden first considers the location of Atlantis, re-examining two suggestions put forward in the early twentieth century: Minoan Crete and Minoan Thera. He outlines the latest research findings on Knossos and Bronze Age Thera, discussing the material culture, trade empire and agricultural s…
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- Full title :Atlantis destroyed / Rodney Castleden.
Summary
"Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true. Rodney Castleden first considers the location of Atlantis, re-examining two suggestions put forward in the early twentieth century: Minoan Crete and Minoan Thera. He outlines the latest research findings on Knossos and Bronze Age Thera, discussing the material culture, trade empire and agricultural system, writing and wall paintings, art, religion, and society of the Minoan civilization"--Publisher marketing.
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- Publication Date:2001.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2001.
Notes
Originally published: 1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 225 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0415247594, 9780415247597
- oclc:ocm44926894
- LC Classification:GN751.C33 2001
- Dewey Decimal:001.94
Table of Contents
1. 'All the island and many other islands also' -- 2. Preludes to discovery -- 3. Thera: the second rediscovery -- 4. The bronze age city of Thera emerges -- 5. Atlantean arts and crafts -- 6. Theran food and trade -- 7. Writing and wall-painting -- 8. Art, religion and society -- 9. The last days of Akrotiri -- 10. Atlantis destroyed -- 11. Deconstruction of Atlantis.
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