Atlantis (The Truth About the Lost Human Civilization)

Author: Ignatius Donnelly (USA), translated by Yu Yingbo and others
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Publishing Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The legend of Atlantis has existed for a considerable time. As early as several centuries BC, Plato mentioned this place in his dialogues, describing it as a continent located on the other side of the Pillars of Hercules, which had once been at war with the Athenians. After that, until the 19th century, people no longer questioned the existence of Atlantis until Donnelly published this book. Donnelly's contribution lies in extensively compiling relevant scientific and mythological materials and boldly proposing the hypothesis that Atlantis not only existed but was also the cradle of world civilization. When the Egyptians took the dead to their graves, they wept, saying, "Go west, go west." The Western "underworld" believed by the Egyptians referred to the underwater world of Atlantis. The sudden emergence of Egyptian civilization left the world astonished for years. It seemed to descend from some heavenly realm without any evolutionary process. Through repeated investigations by later historians and archaeologists, people increasingly discovered similarities between Egypt and Atlantis, and doubts gradually focused on Atlantis.
Not only in Egypt, but when Indian missionaries saw those unique symbols—a five-pointed star—while in Peru, they excitedly declared that they represented "Peru and the four corners of the world." This symbol pointed directly to the ancient empire of Atlantis. Building upon the mentioned in the book The Secret of Atlantis: The Lost City of the Atlantic, this book continues the threads from that work, conducting a comprehensive exploration of Atlantis through scientific methods such as archaeology, comparative mythology, and theoretical inference. The essence of Atlantis is also reflected in this. Every reader of this book will accompany the author across time and space, traversing different ethnic groups and regions. A wealth of visual materials authentically recreates the astonishing moments of the, with lost civilizations and ancient histories fully replicated and brought back to life.