Atlantis; The Antediluvian World

I actually thought this was a fun read. The author presented a lot of information from many resources in order to postulate the existence of Atlantis. Atlantis was assumed to exist in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and was destroyed in the Earth's great flood, the deluge. The only remnants of its......more

How we get from “both had toilets” to “therefore Atlantis is true” is a bit of a leap. 🔱 There were so many uncanny similarities between Peru and Greece, but it felt like a parlay, where enough obscure similarities somehow tip the scales. Like in both languages, both babies say “goo goo ga ga” theref......more

One of the ongoing debates in the study of prehistory, ancient history and the history of religions has to do with the origin of symbols, life-ways and artifacts. When there are similarities, does this mean transmission from one culture to another, an archetypal substratum common to the species or m......more

I disagreed with quite a lot of Donnelly’s arguments, but that’s not really why this book gets quite the average rating. It was an interesting read, with some points that made clear connections between the human race’s early ancestors. Yes, the author is clearly very intrigued by ancient history and......more

Okay the book itself is not a 2- the book by Donnelly is probably a 4 or even a 5 star rating. Its a great early overview about incorporating Atlantis into our historical perspective, which is absolutely essential. It is not sensationalist or overly reliant on speculation, and its great to see how t......more