Atlantis

7 km). This was a densely populated area where the majority of the population lived, called the "Royal City." In the "Royal City" there were beautiful palaces and mountains all over the continent. Surrounding the "Royal City" was ten towns. Each town had a fertile plain, about 330 miles (530 km) long and 110 miles (190 km) wide surrounded by another canal used to collect water from the rivers and streams of the mountains (Wilke 19-12). The climate was such that two harvests were possible each year. One in the winter, fed by the rains and one in the summer, fed by irrigation from the canal. Surrounding the plain to the north were mountains which soared to the skies. Villages, lakes, rivers, and meadows dotted the mountains. Besides the harvests, the continent provided all kinds of herbs, fruits, and nuts. And an abundance of animals roamed the continent (Braymer 53). .
             For generations the Atlanteans lived simple, virtuous lives. The Atlanteans .
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             were literate and very intelligent. They had written many works and laws, and often covered their materials with copper, bronze or gold (Stein 20). They also had a tradition of fighting bulls without the use of weapons. They worshiped bulls and had great respect for them. But slowly they began to change their ways. Greed and power began to corrupt them. The Atlanteans tried to expand their domain. They went out and tried to conquer Greece, but they could not withstand the Greek's military and they were defeated and forced to retreat. When Zeus saw the immorality of the Atlanteans he gathered the other gods to determine a suitable punishment. Soon, in one violent surge it was gone (Braymer 55-56). The sea swallowed the continent of Atlantis, its people, and its memory. According to Plato, the time period that Atlantis was destroyed was around 9600 BC (Stein 22). Now that we know the story of Atlantis according to Plato, where was the lost continent of Atlantis located?.