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Atlantis Rising

So the Minoans werea highly advanced civilizationthat vanished due to a natural disaster,...

SIMCHA: So the Minoans were
a highly advanced civilization
that vanished due to a natural disaster, but is this
enough to say that they
were the Atlanteans?

Full Transcript

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SIMCHA: So the Minoans were a highly advanced civilization that vanished due to a natural
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disaster, but is this enough to say that they were the Atlanteans?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:36
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.
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...
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.