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Plato specifically said that Atlantis was destroyed by earthquakes and flooding
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Atlantis Rising

Plato specifically saidthat Atlantis was destroyedby earthquakes and flooding

Plato specifically said
that Atlantis was destroyed
by earthquakes and flooding

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Plato specifically said that Atlantis was destroyed by earthquakes and flooding.
Duration
6 seconds
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36
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:24
Uploaded
Jul 08, 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.
Sardinia is a place that has frequent flooding and in the ocean, - Atlantis Rising 00:18
Sardinia is a place that has frequent flooding and in the oc...
So, this is a very special place and it gives strong evidence that there's a - Atlantis Rising 00:09
So, this is a very special place and it gives strong evidenc...
SIMCHA: Sardinia also has two other important characteristics that match - Atlantis Rising 00:15
SIMCHA: Sardinia also has two other important characteristic...
Robert has me wondering, are these the temples of Atlantis? - Atlantis Rising 00:05
Robert has me wondering, are these the temples of Atlantis?
He believes that they are and he takes me to one of the most impressive, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
He believes that they are and he takes me to one of the most...
-We're in the largest complex that they have found to date. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-We're in the largest complex that they have found to d...
This is a complex of five towers. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
This is a complex of five towers.
You have the center tower and then you have the four outer towers that match the compass - Atlantis Rising 00:08
You have the center tower and then you have the four outer t...
-And until recently, very recently, nobody knew it was here. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-And until recently, very recently, nobody knew it was here.
Imagine the height of this and completely buried by mud. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Imagine the height of this and completely buried by mud.
-I can almost imagine the people coming out of these corridors. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-I can almost imagine the people coming out of these corrido...
-We have found figurines of warriors here, and you can, uh, - Atlantis Rising 00:14
-We have found figurines of warriors here, and you can, uh,
SIMCHA: But if this is Atlantis, where's the fabled temple to Poseidon? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
SIMCHA: But if this is Atlantis, where's the fabled tem...
SIMCHA: To our amazement, Plato provides the co-ordinates. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
SIMCHA: To our amazement, Plato provides the co-ordinates.
SIMCHA: To my surprise, Sardinia's geography, geology and archaeology seem - Atlantis Rising 00:11
SIMCHA: To my surprise, Sardinia's geography, geology a...
Oh my God, - Atlantis Rising 00:20
Oh my God,
So I decide to investigate one more aspect of the story. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
So I decide to investigate one more aspect of the story.
Plato describes a mountain in the middle of the island that stands in the center of a - Atlantis Rising 00:07
Plato describes a mountain in the middle of the island that ...
On top of it, he says that Poseidon built the very first structure on Atlantis. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
On top of it, he says that Poseidon built the very first str...
-Okay, this is the Campidano Plain right here. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-Okay, this is the Campidano Plain right here.