> it would have been well-known at the time whether it was shallow or not, since the Greeks were well-established in that area I’m not sure that’s true. Or rat

> it would have been well-known at the time whether it was shallow or not, since the Greeks were well-established in that area I’m not sure that’s true. Or rather the Greek civilization was so widely dispersed that whatever Plato heard might have been second or third hand information. His audience probably wouldn’t be bothered that much by it either, I don’t think there is any evidence that Athen merchant ships commonly sailed there.