10 Mind-Blowing Pieces Of Evidence That Proves Lost City Of Atlantis Was Real

10. The General Picture

Before getting into the little details of Atlantis and the Minoans, it would be good to check whether or not the general picture of the Atlantean civilization as described by Plato matches the general picture of the Minoan civilization.

Plato describes the Atlanteans as having dominion over one large island and several smaller ones. These smaller ones were on the way to ‘the opposite continent’, which surrounded the ocean in which Atlantis was situated. How does this compare with the Minoan civilization? Their main island was Crete, in the Mediterranean. Their second most important island was Thera, the nearest Aegean island, and they also ruled over several other Aegean islands.

These islands formed the way from Crete to the continent, Eurasia. When we combine it with Africa (because it is really just one land mass), this surrounds the Mediterranean, where Crete and the other islands are situated. So the general picture Plato gives for Atlantis does match the general overview of the Minoan civilization.