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Atlantis Rising

So, I can totally imaginethat as seafaring gotbetter and they pushed out, the Pillars of...

So, I can totally imagine
that as seafaring got
better and they pushed out, the Pillars of Hercules
moved from here, their
original position to Gibraltar facing the Atlantic

Full Transcript

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So, I can totally imagine that as seafaring got better and they pushed out,
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the Pillars of Hercules moved from here, their original position to Gibraltar
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facing the Atlantic.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:41
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.
So if the Strait of Messina is the original Pillars of Hercules, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
So if the Strait of Messina is the original Pillars of Hercu...
3,500 years ago, one of the most impressive civilizations of ancient - Atlantis Rising 00:08
3,500 years ago, one of the most impressive civilizations of...
So I'm headed to one of the 7,000 sites that this forgotten culture - Atlantis Rising 00:08
So I'm headed to one of the 7,000 sites that this forgo...
I meet with American researcher Robert Ishoy who has been - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I meet with American researcher Robert Ishoy who has been
Ishoy believes that these spectacular ruins called Nuraghe are - Atlantis Rising 00:08
Ishoy believes that these spectacular ruins called Nuraghe a...
-This culture here on Sardinia matches everything Plato describes about Atlantis. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
-This culture here on Sardinia matches everything Plato desc...
He talked about the culture, as being a very advanced culture. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
He talked about the culture, as being a very advanced cultur...
You know, we're inside a 3,500-year-old structure, built with no cement - Atlantis Rising 00:07
You know, we're inside a 3,500-year-old structure, buil...
-The circular aspects of the buildings, Plato said everything was rounded, - Atlantis Rising 00:07
-The circular aspects of the buildings, Plato said everythin...
SIMCHA: But these round structures, were they for living in temples, - Atlantis Rising 00:06
SIMCHA: But these round structures, were they for living in ...
-The original story was that Poseidon, of course which is a god, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
-The original story was that Poseidon, of course which is a ...
SIMCHA: But what about the rest of Plato's descriptions? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
SIMCHA: But what about the rest of Plato's descriptions...
Does the Island of Sardinia match what we know about Atlantis? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Does the Island of Sardinia match what we know about Atlanti...
To find out, we travel to the southern end of the island. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
To find out, we travel to the southern end of the island.
Plato specifically said that Atlantis was destroyed by earthquakes and flooding. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
Plato specifically said that Atlantis was destroyed by earth...
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...