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"The key thing I would focus on to expand this would be the writings of Plato regarding Solon. I have heard that it was a mistranslation that Plato said 9000 ye
by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
"The key thing I would focus on to expand this would be the writings of Plato regarding Solon. I have heard that it was a mistranslation that Plato said 9000 years and that it really reads 900 years, but I have not yet been able to find out where the original text is to ask to for a picture in order confirm/deny this"
You want the Loeb Classical Library:
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/collection.php?cpk=1031 http://www.hup.harvard.edu/collection.php?cpk=1031
- arca_vorago 11y agoThank you for that! I'm no archaeologist or historian but I love ancient history so this is going to be my weekend reading.
- ashark 11y agoFree, online: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection?collection=Perseus:collection:Greco-Roman http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection?collection=Pe... Plato's ~80% of the way down the page. Excellent resource for comparing original Greek and Latin text to various translations, in order to pick the one you want to read.
- cpncrunch 11y agoIf you want to go back to the original Egyptian myths that likely gave rise to the Atlantis story, I would recommend reading "The Mythical Origin of the Egyptian Temple". (They don't mention any dates as far as I remember).