... forces of the Royal City alone supported in excess of 10,000 chariots with two horses each! The soldiers who manned and operated these machines of war, along with 1200 fine warships, are described almost to the letter as Greek Hoplites. Hoplites were the famous heavily ... a doubt, officially be identified with Atlantis. This provides a frustrating dilemma for scientists trying to match facts with their theories of when Atlantis existed. If all of Plato's descriptions and accounts of Atlantis were taken literally, Atlantis would have been destroyed in 9600 BC. This implies the ... hav...

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