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It seems to match Plato's description of a very advanced Bronze Age civilization
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Atlantis Rising

It seems to match Plato'sdescription of a very advancedBronze Age civilization

It seems to match Plato's
description of a very advanced
Bronze Age civilization

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It seems to match Plato's description of a very advanced Bronze Age civilization.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:49
Uploaded
Jul 09, 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.
I'm amazed that we're walking next to buildings that are three-story high. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I'm amazed that we're walking next to buildings th...
-The streets are not that narrow, you've got openness, open windows. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-The streets are not that narrow, you've got openness, ...
I can see people's homes, they're more or less the same so, - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I can see people's homes, they're more or less the...
-These buildings are built with a certain degree of earthquake resistance in mind. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
-These buildings are built with a certain degree of earthqua...
You're saying that these people are building earthquake resistant buildings? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
You're saying that these people are building earthquake...
-Very similar to some of the designs that we're developing in Japan - Atlantis Rising 00:07
-Very similar to some of the designs that we're develop...
-As amazing as these multi-story buildings are, it's what's underneath them. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
-As amazing as these multi-story buildings are, it's wh...
-Toilets, the plumbing that runs through these buildings is of a sort that we didn't - Atlantis Rising 00:13
-Toilets, the plumbing that runs through these buildings is ...
If, for example, at the time of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, - Atlantis Rising 00:15
If, for example, at the time of the American Revolution in P...
-And here, 3,600 years ago, these people have amazing architecture, high technology, - Atlantis Rising 00:08
-And here, 3,600 years ago, these people have amazing archit...
We have aqueducts, hygiene, open society, egalitarian, and it's all destroyed overnight. - Atlantis Rising 00:07
We have aqueducts, hygiene, open society, egalitarian, and i...
-I would say to a 99% probability that this is a part of - Atlantis Rising 00:11
-I would say to a 99% probability that this is a part of
SIMCHA: So the Minoans were a highly advanced civilization that vanished due to a natural - Atlantis Rising 00:10
SIMCHA: So the Minoans were a highly advanced civilization t...
I'm not sure so I check in with the boss. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
I'm not sure so I check in with the boss.
Uh, I did spent some time with Charlie on Santorini, and I wanted to report back because, - Atlantis Rising 00:08
Uh, I did spent some time with Charlie on Santorini, and I w...
It was destroyed pretty much overnight, but Plato says they came from the West and they - Atlantis Rising 00:19
It was destroyed pretty much overnight, but Plato says they ...
It's more like he's describing tsunamis, and earthquake, and sinking, and mud. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
It's more like he's describing tsunamis, and earth...
JAMES (through computer): This gets to the kind of the fundamental question of - Atlantis Rising 00:09
JAMES (through computer): This gets to the kind of the funda...
I, I feel that it's a parable, it's a moral and ethical parable, - Atlantis Rising 00:08
I, I feel that it's a parable, it's a moral and et...
I don't question that Plato wanted to use it for some purpose, - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I don't question that Plato wanted to use it for some p...