Was the story of Atlantis just an allegory invented by Plato, or is there evidence that the story had a pre-Platonic origin?

For over 2,000 years, the story of Atlantis has sparked endless debate. Plato described it as a real civilization that existed 9,000 years before his time—powerful, advanced, and suddenly destroyed.

The story of Atlantis starts not with archaeologists or ancient ruins, but with a philosopher sitting in Athens around 360 BCE. Plato, one of history's most influential thinkers, introduced this ...

Atlantis will deliver a year’s worth of supplies to the space station. The shuttle fleet has spent the last fourteen years carrying the parts of the space station into orbit. Now, with the retirement ...