In 360 BCE the Greek philosopher Plato wrote of a powerful island nation that
had been sunk to the bottom of the ocean by wrathful gods. Plato called this
lost city Atlantis. Little did he know that this story would go on to launch
an entire genre of pseudo-historical speculation. The myth of the dazzling
lost civilization would inspire countless amateur theorists and would-be
archaeologists. Was a there a real city that inspired Plato's story, or was
Atlantis just a figment of the philosopher's imagination? Tune in and find out
how Graham Hancock, Charles Darwin, and the OFH drinking game all play a role
in the story.
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