Was Atlantis Real? Atlantis and the Minotaur | Part 1

Support me on Patreon: Listen to my podcast on Spotify: The Classical Academic Channel: Goodreads: Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:57 What’s the history of the story of Atlantis? 5:18 First error of the story 5:45 Who was Critias? Was he real? 7:05 Why wasn’t Atlantis a historical event? 7:35 Plato the Philosopher 8:32 What proof is there for Atlantis? 9:39 Atlantis wasn’t a city to be admired 10:07 Academic consensus about Atlantis 10:26 Atlantis as an allegory for the Persian Empire 11:40 Atlantis’ connection to Syracuse and Plato’s Slavery 12:21 What’s the historical evidence of a sinking city? 13:14 Could a tsunami wipe out a civilisation? 14:19 What really happened to the Minoans 15:49 Where does the sinking island image come from? 17:57