Plato

Plato (about 428 to 347 BC) was a philosopher in Athens. He founded the Academy, a school of philosophy in Athens. He wrote his works as dialogues, which are conversations between named speakers.

Plato introduced the Atlantis story in two of these dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. In them, Critias, one of the speakers, tells a story he says came from Egyptian priests by way of the lawgiver Solon.

The story describes a sea power beyond the Pillars of Heracles that tried to conquer the Mediterranean lands. Athens stopped it, and Atlantis then sank in a single day and night. The text of Critias breaks off before the end.

The site also carries his last dialogue, the Laws, which does not mention Atlantis. The books on this site are Timaeus and Critias and The Laws.

Books

The 2 books on this site by or about Plato.

The Laws

Plato

In the Critias, where Plato says that nine thousand years have elapsed since the island of Atlantis fought with Athens.

Timaeus and Critias

Timaeus and Critias

Plato

Plato, the Greek philosopher (4th century B.C.), wrote Timaeus and Critias and introduced the Atlantis story.