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Atlantis Rising

I don't question thatPlato wanted to useit for some purpose, but I do believe thathe's not...

I don't question that
Plato wanted to use
it for some purpose, but I do believe that
he's not just cobbling
different pieces

Full Transcript

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I don't question that Plato wanted to use it for some purpose,
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but I do believe that he's not just cobbling different pieces.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:53
Uploaded
Jul 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, mystery
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
He talks about a civilization, and there must be a point of origin. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
He talks about a civilization, and there must be a point of ...
-There's Malta out there. There's Sardinia. I want to keep going West. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-There's Malta out there. There's Sardinia. I want...
SIMCHA: I now sail West from Santorini to the next prime candidate for Atlantis, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
SIMCHA: I now sail West from Santorini to the next prime can...
Like many others, Peter, our Maltese boat captain, believes that his homeland is Atlantis. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
Like many others, Peter, our Maltese boat captain, believes ...
Now that's only possible if Malta was a lot bigger. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Now that's only possible if Malta was a lot bigger.
PETER: Well, Malta was definitely much larger in the not so distant past. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
PETER: Well, Malta was definitely much larger in the not so ...
If we take this table as an example, if we took Malta and put Malta there, - Atlantis Rising 00:15
If we take this table as an example, if we took Malta and pu...
-If you look around the Maltese Islands, there are areas where you can actually - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-If you look around the Maltese Islands, there are areas whe...
You've got a ridge here across which is really shallow with depths of as - Atlantis Rising 00:07
You've got a ridge here across which is really shallow ...
-In your mind there's no question that this shallow area was once above water? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-In your mind there's no question that this shallow are...
-Definitely, something cataclysmic must have happened in the past. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-Definitely, something cataclysmic must have happened in the...
SIMCHA: Suddenly, incredible. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
SIMCHA: Suddenly, incredible.
Oh this is magical. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
Oh this is magical.
We dock in Gozo, one of the five islands that make up Malta. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
We dock in Gozo, one of the five islands that make up Malta.
Right away, Peter takes me to the cliffs. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Right away, Peter takes me to the cliffs.
He wants to show me more evidence that Malta was once a much bigger island. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
He wants to show me more evidence that Malta was once a much...
He starts with mysterious tracks called cart ruts that criss-cross the entire island. - Atlantis Rising 00:07
He starts with mysterious tracks called cart ruts that criss...
-Well, as you can see these are clearly man-made ruts, which were hewed - Atlantis Rising 00:07
-Well, as you can see these are clearly man-made ruts, which...
They put large stones, round stones, very good stones in the ruts. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
They put large stones, round stones, very good stones in the...
Then, they would put the large boulders on top of the spheres and push, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
Then, they would put the large boulders on top of the sphere...