Philosophy

Critias

by Plato

In the Critias Plato describes Atlantis itself: Poseidon’s island, its rings of sea and land, its kings and their laws, and how, as the god’s nature in them faded, they grew proud and greedy. Zeus calls the gods together to decide their punishment, and the dialogue breaks off in the middle of a sentence, before he speaks. Everything ever written about Atlantis begins with these few pages and the Timaeus.

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Reading time

About 40 minutes

Where to find it

Captain Nemo’s Salon

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #1571. In the public domain in the United States.