The Atlantis Story: Plato’s Account of a Lost Civilization
The Origins of Atlantis The story of the lost island of Atlantis comes from two Socratic dialogues, Timaeus and Critias, written around 360 BCE by the Greek philosopher Plato. These dialogues formed a festival speech to be told on the Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athena. Plato describes a conversation between Socrates, Timaeus of Locri, Hermocrates […]
Göbekli Tepe: Forgotten Dawn of Civilization
Göbekli Tepe and the Forgotten Dawn of Civilization Human knowledge is often divided between what we experience in the present and what we reconstruct from the past. Yet, modern society tends to undervalue ancient history, treating it as distant and disconnected from contemporary reality. Anthropology and archaeology remind us that understanding humanity’s origins is essential […]
