Atlantis, according to Plato, is a huge island lying in the ocean behind the pillars of Hercules, that is, behind Gibraltar. In the center of the island stood a hill on which stood the temples and the royal palace. The Acropolis - the upper city - was protected by two rows of earthen embankments and three water ring channels. The outer ring was connected to the sea by a 500-meter channel through which ships entered the inland port. The life of Atlantis appears to be full of prosperity.
The island belonged to a powerful union of kings. And then came the moment when he decided to subjugate other countries, including Greece. However, Athens, having shown valor and strength in the war, won. But, as Plato says, the Olympic gods, dissatisfied with the warring nations, decided to punish them for greed and violence. A monstrous earthquake and flood "one terrible day and one night" destroyed the Athenian army and all of Atlantis. The waters of the ocean swallowed the island.
47 years after the death of Plato, a resident of Athens Krantor went to Egypt to see if the sources of information used by the philosopher are really there. And he found, according to him, in the temple of Nate hieroglyphs with a text about the events described.
