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The story of Atlantis has been argued to preserve a cultural memory of the Thera eruption, which destroyed the town of Akrotiri and affected some Minoan settlements on Crete. [3] In 2006 The History Channel screened the 3rd episode of their Lost Worlds series the arguments for Akrotiri being Atlantis. [4] [5]
Lost Worlds is a documentary television series by the History Channel that explores a variety of "lost" locations from ancient to modern times. These "great feats of engineering, technology, and culture" [1] are revealed through the use of archaeological evidence, interviews with relevant experts while examining the sites, and CGI reproductions. [2]
Atlantis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, romanized: Atlantìs nêsos, lit. 'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations.
Ancient Aliens originally aired a two-hour documentary special for the History Channel on March 8, 2009. The special was re-run several times, and is now packaged with the series as its pilot episode. Ancient Aliens: The Series aired on History from 2010 to 2011, then moved to H2 where it was promoted as one of the network's flagship series ...
Doreal claimed that the text of the Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean is the translation of a set of tablets he found in the Great Pyramid of Giza in 1925. [5]The book consists of 15 tablet-chapters, each consisting of cryptic poems that cover a variety of topics, including alchemy, spirituality, the nature of the universe, Atlantis and philosophy.
Sonchis of Saïs or the Saïte (Ancient Greek: Σῶγχις ὁ Σαΐτης, Sō̂nkhis o Saḯtēs; fl. 594 BC) was an Egyptian priest, who is mentioned in Greek writings for relating the account of Atlantis. His status as a historical figure is a matter of debate.
Common aspects of history covered on the show include religion, crime, the supernatural, archaeology, mythology, and folklore. Some episodes of the show were repackaged as part of a series called " Incredible but True?" , which aired episodes of History's Mysteries as well as other shows (including In Search of History and UFO Files , also ...
The Atlantis myth as told by Solon to Plato, from its Egyptian source, is turning out to be a re-told and re-worked myth that described a real place and event.--Cryogenesis 16:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC) I would not trust a History Channel show.