Atlantis
... Was this city the lost Atlantis? The film "Aegean: Legacy of Atlantis" examines the legacy of this lost city and explores the most likely locations of the city before its destruction. ... While it does not provide an indepth understanding of Troy of Atlantis, this documentary does give a good overview on the subject, and provides accurate knowledge and understanding of Ancient Greece. ... The historical context is very accurately portrayed, and the video does an outstanding job in providing valid information on the origin and likely reality of "lost" Atlantis. ... The lost continent of Atlantis represents one of the enduring myths of Western Civilization, one which filled the imaginations of people for centuries. ... Long considered just a myth, new evidence for the existence of a real Atlantis is given in another installment of the "Time Life Lost Civilizations" series, hosted by Sam Waterston. Entitled "The Aegean Legacy of Atlantis" numerous facts and opinions are presented that show the possibility of solid facts behind the ancient myth. ... To search for evidence on Atlantis, this film first examined the findings of Heinrich Schliemann in Turkey and Greece. ... The story of Atlantis was first told by Plato. ... As the story recounts, the people of Atlantis were peaceful and very advanced, so secure that they needed no walls to protect them. ... This fit in with the belief that most of Atlantis had been torn apart by the largest earthquake and volcanic eruption to ever take place and actually civilizations all over the world record reports of earthquakes and a cloud of ash that blotted out the sun and encircled the entire globe leaving deposits of ash scattered as far as North America and the Arctic Circle. ... Such an empire could explain how the Egyptians received Atlantis as a continent that was much larger than just Thera.