Topic > Atlantis - 591

Have you ever wondered if there was a place where gods lived and what their city would be like if they had one? If yes, you are in luck because you will read about the "Lost City of Atlantis". In 350 BC Plato wrote about an island in the Atlantic Ocean that eventually ended up under the sea. People have been searching for Atlantis for many years. Plato wrote about what it was like to live in Atlantis and describes the Atlanteans as great engineers and architects. It had palaces, ports, temples and docks. The Capitol was built on a hill and had many rings around it filled with water. These were connected to canals large enough to allow a ship to navigate through those connected to the ocean. Plato wrote of huge fields outside the capital where farmers grew the city's food. Beyond the farmers' fields were mountains where wealthy villagers lived. Plato went into detail about the extraordinary buildings; it had cold and hot fountains, dining rooms, and stone walls covered in precious metals. He described it as a peaceful utopia. For thousands of years Atlantis was just nobody's story...