2400 years ago, the famous Greek scholar and philosopher Plato set us a "historical mystery", in his famous book of conversations, he described a magical land, it has created many historical miracles, the people here once with their superhuman ingenuity, created a high material and spiritual culture, although Plato only recorded the folklore of the time, but this does not mean that it is history, but for thousands of years, Western scholars have debated about it and studied it a lot. Some people have tried to find the mysterious land, but the ocean is vast, and there is still no trace of the Great Western Continent.
The first figurative depiction of the legend of The Great Western Continent is of the great Greek philosopher Plato, who wrote two dialogues in Cristian and Themias, and it is said that, more than twelve thousand years ago, there was an island called Atlantis called The Great Western Continent, the Kingdom of Atlantis, founded on this island, which once conquered Egypt and North Africa, but retreated in the war with Greece, and overnight, because of volcanoes and earthquakes, the continent had completely sunk to the bottom of the sea, it is said, The area of this land is larger than the sum of Asia and Libya, just near the Strait of Gibraltar, once, Atlantis was a very prosperous economic and cultural country, where the climate is pleasant, the forest is lush, the scenery is beautiful, the products are rich, people live a peaceful and happy life, the whole society is a prosperous, the kingdom is formed as a capital city with many small countries, located in the center of the island, in all directions, trade is prosperous, the architecture is majestic, the color is coordinated, the Sea Temple in the center of the city is decorated with gold and silver ivory, golden and shining, Dazzling.
Plato's account of this story comes from his cousin Crisias, who heard it from his great-grandfather Peters, and the story of Peters, also heard by solon, a prominent political reformer and poet of Athens, who spent ten years in Egypt, Sepulus, and Asia Minor after his term of office. After returning to his homeland, he lived in isolation in order to compile the legendary story of Egypt about the Great Western Continent into a long-scroll narrative poem, but he died before he could finish writing this article.
In Plato's time, the legend of the Great Western Zhou had been widely spread, even women and children knew, Plato was said to have made an expedition to Egypt to confirm its credibility, and he asked several monks and priests of greek status for verification, but they were all hearsay, and nothing useful could be found at all.
Where is The Great Western Continent? Is the legend of the Great Western Zhou completely fictional? If it is not made up, where is it?
So far, there are thousands of books on the mystery of the sinking of Atlantis, but none of them can prove it, and in the Middle Ages, some explorers racked their brains in search of this legendary paradise on earth, and Westerners had drawn the Great Western Continent on the map when exploring the New World, but that was only a fantasy that no one could determine the exact location, and so far, this vanishing land was still in the deep sea and did not reveal its true face.
There are some claims about where the Great Western Continent was submerged.
One is sinking on the Atlantic Ocean, Plato said in the book, he sank into the West Sea, the edge of the Chris Column, he said "West Sea" refers to the Strait of Gibraltar, that is, the entrance and exit of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is the Atlantic Ocean, in 1882, the American scholar Donnali used the comprehensive research of archaeology, language, ethnography, geology, plants and other disciplines, and came to an exciting conclusion, before Columbus discovered the Americas, the cultures of the Americas and Egypt had many incredible similarities. This shows that between the old and new continents, there is not a complete isolation, but there is a great connection, and the middle is the Great Western Continent! In 1950, the American Don Riley elaborated on this in his book The Earth Before the Great Flood of Atlantis, and the Great Western Continent sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition, there are many legends about the Great Western Continent in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, the ancient Babylonians and the Egyptians, as well as certain tribes in Africa, saying that the Great Western Continent is in their west, and the Indians in North America say that the Great Western Continent is in their east, so these indirect evidence can prove that the Great Western Continent is near the coast of the Bahamas.
In 1958, Dr. Van Rentan of the United States studied the riverbed in the waters off the coast of the Bahamas, and he found many different geometric structures, as well as several kilometers of incomprehensible lines, after which divers found a stony road near Bimini Island. There are also thousands of meters of walls, as well as several ports and trestles. Many people feel that the secret of this sinking land is about to be revealed! But oceanographers believe that this is nothing more than a plateau sinking over the Mediterranean Sea as the sea rises.
Other scholars believe that the kingdom of Atlantis sank in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Russian academician Norov, in his thesis "Atlantis", speculated that this ancient urban road was located in the eastern mediterranean, and Cyprus was the remnant of the continent after the sinking.
Some people agree with him, but also make certain adjustments to the direction he is pointing.
Former Soviet archaeologists compared the names mentioned in the myths and legends of Greece and the Black Sea coast with the local names to find surprising similarities, the Black Sea, an underwater city was discovered! The Continent may sink to the mysterious bottom of the Bermuda Triangle.
In 1979, scientists from the United States and France used advanced instruments to discover a pyramid much larger than Egypt in the Bermuda Triangle region, and there were two large holes under this tower, and the sea water passed through the cave at a very fast speed, setting off monstrous waves, so this area was full of waves and mist.
In 1958, two Norwegian seafarers found an ancient city here. From the photographs, there are plain avenues, streets and alleys, domes, and gladiatorial arenas, and they claim that this discovery is exactly the same as plato's description of the Great Western Continent, however, they did not find any historical relics that can be used as evidence.
When will this be resolved? For thousands of years, explorers have had different views of this historical legacy, but most scientists believe that the Great Western Continent sank in Crete and its waters in the eastern Mediterranean, once the birthplace of ancient European civilizations, but after a long period of prosperity, it suffered the same misfortune as the Great Western Continent, caused by a sudden and irresistible volcanic earthquake.
However, these arguments are not entirely correct, and some people question or even deny the existence of Atlantis. The kingdom of Atlantis, in their view, was nothing more than an ancient legend of antiquity, a story that had been processed or fabricated, and if so, all research from antiquity to the present day would be meaningless.
Like a stone thrown into the air, it will one day fall to the ground, and we look forward to that day.
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