| #3044588 in Books | Rodney Castleden | 1998-05-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x.56 x6.14l,1.34 | File type: PDF | 240 pages | History | ancient civilizations | Prehistory | Archaeology||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Minoan Atlantis|By R. Sherwood|Atlantis Destroyed may be the most exciting and New Age-esque title possible for a dry and ordinary scholarly work, ever. Granted, Rodney Castleden makes it clear his theory regarding Atlantis is not generally accepted in the academic world, historically, but this doesn't make his work light reading. Not only is it pretty dense, but also he clea|From Library Journal|Castleden, who has written ten other books on historical topics (e.g., Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete, LJ 1/91), examines various events in ancient history and then attempts to prove that Plato used them to form the Atlantis tale for the
Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true. Rodney Castleden first considers the location of Atlantis re-examining two suggestions put forward in the early twentieth century; Minoan Crete and Minoan Thera. He outlines the latest research findings on Knossos and Bronze Age Thera, discussing the material cultu...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Atlantis Destroyed | Rodney Castleden. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
