The History of Atlantis

What can I say here -> this is a classic in its own, originally printed in 1926. Lewis Spencer was a Scottish journalist, and over his long career, he published more than forty books - but this one is probably one of the best ones related to Atlantis. If somebody wants to know more about it, one should obviously start with Plato's Timaeus and Critias, and just after finishing those, one should start reading this book. You won't regret it and it will give you a good overview of various ideas and theories involving the Atlantis legend (he discusses the sources of Atlantean history, geography, races, kings, religion, day to day life, animal life and possible colonies).If somebody thinks that no advanced civilization existed at that remote time in human history (as some of other reviews suggests), I recommend reading the following (maybe not the perfect example, I agree, but it should get you going in the right direction):-"Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age" by Graham Hancock-"When The Sky Fell: In Search Of Atlantis" by Rand Flem-Ath-"The Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Mystery of a Long-Lost Civilisation" by Colin Wilson and Rand Flem-AthIs the above a 100% proof? No, nothing is. But it surely shows that not everything is black and white as mainstream archaeologists/historians are saying (there are simply too many inconsistencies) - and by now it should be quite obvious that some advanced (and long forgotten) civilization existed on this planet long time ago. Then something did happened, some global event that destroyed most of what they had. We (as current humanity) are basically survivors from those ancient times, we had to re-start "our civilization" from the scratch and during that time we have also forgotten our beginnings. All we have left are memories of those events that are passed to us through various "flood myths" from around the globe and the Atlantis "myth" is probably the most famous one.In my personal opinion, it is simply irresponsible to ignore them and threat them as "myths". Those first survivors, who millennia ago were possibly trying to keep the civilization going (and as time passed become much more primitive than they used to be), deserve better than this. Almost few hundreds "myths" are saying something similar and all the entire archaeological mainstream can say is: this is just a coincidence; that they shouldn't be taken literally; that those are just "myths" from various cultures not connected with each other in any way? I don't think so. No keen mind, not closed to the new ideas (and unafraid going against the mainstream because it can put the end to his/her academic career) would really think so. And if you are like me, wondering what really did happened to "us" a long time ago, and where we (as a human race) come from - you should read this book. It surely will give you a different perspective on the whole Atlantis "myth".

This book is a gold mine of information and even though it has been first published in 1926 many if not all of the information is relevant even today.I stumbled upon this book when looking for something substantial on the subject of Atlantis in a historical context and do not regret the purchase.One might have to get used to reading a language that for the most part sounds foreign for modern ears as they have maintained the original language, but once you get used to the flow you will appreciate it perhaps even enjoy it, I know I certainly did.Lewis Spence was a researcher and historian who accumulated and formulated a compelling thesis that sadly has not been picked up on by enough people of the academic world. The book discusses every angle from philosophy, geography, filology, written records, oral history, mythology to the science of things as was the way one made their case in the early 1900's and the research work put into this is enormous. The references are many as well as checkable, and if you don't get some inspiration to do some digging of your own after reading this I will be very surprised.I can reccommend this for anyone who wishes to take a closer look at the historical significance of Atlantis, where it might have been and the implications on world history. You cannot find a better place to start, or even if you've looked into the vast mythology of Atlantis this offers a different view and might give you some new inspiration and information.For me this is a must read for anyone interested in Atlantis, and though some things have been looked at by archeologist and treasure hunters alike since it was written this surely holds its place still and is definetly a book belonging in my growing library of books on history, mythology and oral history of old. Our knowledge and understanding of ancient times may have been expanded but as we now have so many specialist fields not many take the time to look at the wider picture, something that in my opinion is to the detriment of our understanding of the ancient world, Lewis Spence did look at the bigger picture and the fact that our knowledge base has grown but our understanding of its significance has not makes his book as imortant today as when it was first published.For those looking to buy one book on Atlantis, this is that one book, as this is pure research and digging into history and not based on anything but what you yourself can go and fact check without aid of psyhcics or divination.Hope to have been of assistance and wish you pleasant reading!

A must read for all students of the ancient civilization of Atlantis.

The location of Atlantis, its dating, its racial makeup, religious system, the identification of its enemies, and social as well as political structures are all rather well defined, supportive by deductive logic and coments from the classic literature from the ancient world, about them.After Reading this book, the former reality of Atlantis becomes evidente.

great book about Atlantis!

great

More detailed & somewhat better than Spence's other Atlantis book.