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Plato’s Descriptions
1. Atlantis was opposite the Pillars of Hercules.
2. It was in the Atlantic.
3. It was prone to volcanic activity.
4. It was larger than Asia and Libya combined.
5. The plain of Atlantis was submerged under water.
6. It was flooded about 10,000 B.C.
7. The mountaintop of Atlantis survived the flood and remains as an island.
8. Atlantis was connected to mainland by a land bridge (“isthmus”).
9. The island had extremely fertile soil.
10. It was a long peninsula.
11. It ran from the mainland in to the sea.
12. The basin around Atlantis was very deep.
13. The island was prone to repeated flooding.
14. Thick woods covered its mountains.
15. Traces of its forests remain.
16. The mountains still “sustain bees.”
17. It had cultivated trees.
18. Rainfall was collected in the higher regions and was absorbed in large quantities.
19. The collected rainwater flowed downward into valleys and appeared in a multitude of rivers and springs.
20. There are surviving springs and shrines.
21. Atlantis had a well-balanced climate.
22. The island enjoyed “warm wet winters and hot dry summers.”
23. The Acropolis hill was for the most part level—a low mountain.
24. The plain of Atlantis ran midway along the greatest length of the island.
25. The plain was long and rectangular, or oblong.
26. The plain was near the sea.
27. The plain faced south.
28. To the north, mountains protected the plain from cold winds.
29. The base of the Acropolis hill was fifty stades (~6 miles) from the southern sea.
30. The Acropolis hill was “near the middle” of the rectangular plain of Atlantis.
31. Atlantis had mines with solid materials as well as various metals.
32. There were elephants on the island.
33. Atlantis had gold.
34. Atlantis had copper.
35. Atlantis had silver.
36. Atlantis had marshes, rivers, swamps, mountains and a plain.
37. The “remnant” of Atlantis still bears “roots, herbs, bushes, and gums.”
38. There were crops, cereals, pulse, fruits and oils in “wonderful quantity.”
39. The canal that ran from the outermost ring toward the sea was fifty stades long.
40. The diameter of the Acropolis hill was roughly 3 miles (27 stades).
41. The outer stone wall that surround the city of Atlantis was ~14 miles in diameter.
42. The island was made of volcanic rocks (lava).
43. The “region as a whole” (the whole island) was high above the level of the sea.
44. The island of Atlantis rose sharply from the sea.
45. The plain of Atlantis was “uniformly flat.”
46. The plain was “enclosed by mountains which came right down to the sea.”
47. The island stretched in an east/west direction.
48. The length of the plain was parallel with the length of the island.
49. A river went out of the plain toward the mainland.
50. There were smaller islands nearby, forming stepping-stones to other continents.
51. The Atlantis empire embraced three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.
52. River water was collected in clay earth.
53. Black, white, and red marble was quarried on Atlantis.
54. The island was laden with precious stones.
55. The mountainous island was known as “Mt. Olympus.”
1. Atlantis was opposite the Pillars of Hercules.
2. It was in the Atlantic.
3. It was prone to volcanic activity.
4. It was larger than Asia and Libya combined.
5. The plain of Atlantis was submerged under water.
6. It was flooded about 10,000 B.C.
7. The mountaintop of Atlantis survived the flood and remains as an island.
8. Atlantis was connected to mainland by a land bridge (“isthmus”).
9. The island had extremely fertile soil.
10. It was a long peninsula.
11. It ran from the mainland in to the sea.
12. The basin around Atlantis was very deep.
13. The island was prone to repeated flooding.
14. Thick woods covered its mountains.
15. Traces of its forests remain.
16. The mountains still “sustain bees.”
17. It had cultivated trees.
18. Rainfall was collected in the higher regions and was absorbed in large quantities.
19. The collected rainwater flowed downward into valleys and appeared in a multitude of rivers and springs.
20. There are surviving springs and shrines.
21. Atlantis had a well-balanced climate.
22. The island enjoyed “warm wet winters and hot dry summers.”
23. The Acropolis hill was for the most part level—a low mountain.
24. The plain of Atlantis ran midway along the greatest length of the island.
25. The plain was long and rectangular, or oblong.
26. The plain was near the sea.
27. The plain faced south.
28. To the north, mountains protected the plain from cold winds.
29. The base of the Acropolis hill was fifty stades (~6 miles) from the southern sea.
30. The Acropolis hill was “near the middle” of the rectangular plain of Atlantis.
31. Atlantis had mines with solid materials as well as various metals.
32. There were elephants on the island.
33. Atlantis had gold.
34. Atlantis had copper.
35. Atlantis had silver.
36. Atlantis had marshes, rivers, swamps, mountains and a plain.
37. The “remnant” of Atlantis still bears “roots, herbs, bushes, and gums.”
38. There were crops, cereals, pulse, fruits and oils in “wonderful quantity.”
39. The canal that ran from the outermost ring toward the sea was fifty stades long.
40. The diameter of the Acropolis hill was roughly 3 miles (27 stades).
41. The outer stone wall that surround the city of Atlantis was ~14 miles in diameter.
42. The island was made of volcanic rocks (lava).
43. The “region as a whole” (the whole island) was high above the level of the sea.
44. The island of Atlantis rose sharply from the sea.
45. The plain of Atlantis was “uniformly flat.”
46. The plain was “enclosed by mountains which came right down to the sea.”
47. The island stretched in an east/west direction.
48. The length of the plain was parallel with the length of the island.
49. A river went out of the plain toward the mainland.
50. There were smaller islands nearby, forming stepping-stones to other continents.
51. The Atlantis empire embraced three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.
52. River water was collected in clay earth.
53. Black, white, and red marble was quarried on Atlantis.
54. The island was laden with precious stones.
55. The mountainous island was known as “Mt. Olympus.”
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