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Atlantis and Syracuse

Did Plato's experiences on Sicily inspire the legend? A study on Plato's later political writings

Produktform: Buch / Einband - flex.(Paperback)

Syracuse was the place where Plato tried to approach his ideal state in reality – and failed because of the decadence and unjustness of the city and its ruler. Indeed, Syracuse shares many similarities with Plato's Atlantis: Like Atlantis, it was situated on a large and fertile island in the west, a city of abundant wealth and power. As in Atlantis, the ruler's castle and magnificent temples were gathered on a small island. As in Atlantis, there were several harbors, quarries and walls encircling the city. And like Atlantis, Syracuse waged war with Athens. But what sounds like a hot trail to decipher the enigma of Plato's Atlantis lay forgotten for a long time: As early as 1917, far ahead of his time, Gunnar Rudberg wrote this most coherent scientific analysis. The world did not, however, take notice of a Swedish text. Translated now for the first time, Rudberg's thesis is still a very good read on Plato's Atlantis, presenting not only one of the most credible solutions for Plato's Atlantis, but also offering an introduction to Atlantis research in general; the work confronts today's prevailing hypotheses with valuable criticism. Also included is a remarkable classification scheme of ancient and modern Atlantis hypotheses.weiterlesen

Sprache(n): Englisch

ISBN: 978-3-8482-2822-5 / 978-3848228225 / 9783848228225

Verlag: BoD – Books on Demand

Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2012

Seiten: 120

Auflage: 1

Herausgegeben von Thorwald C. Franke
Autor(en): Gunnar Rudberg

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