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Atlantis - Testimony of the Egyptian priests.
Below is the testimony relating to the history of Atlantis as told to the Greek traveller Solon by the
Egyptian priests of Sais. This material, derived from their own diligently preserved records spoke of frequent world ages destroyed by catastrophe - amongst them the age of Atlantis.
Opposite the Pillars of Hercules.
According to the priests: “There was an island opposite the strait which you call the Pillars of Hercules,
an island larger than Libya and Asia combined: from it travellers could in those days reach the other islands, and from them the whole opposite continent which surrounds what can truly be called the
ocean. For the sea within within the strait we are talking about is like a lake with a narrow entrance: the outer ocean is the real ocean and the land which entirely surrounds it is properly termed
continent.
Remarkable dynasty.
On this island of Atlantis had arise a powerful and remarkable dynasty of kings,who ruled the whole island,
and many other islands as well as parts of the continent: in addition it controlled within the strait, Libya up to the borders of Egypt and Europe as far as Tyrrhenia.
Outstanding bravery.
This dynasty, gathering its whole power together , attempted to enslave at a single stroke, your country and
ours and all the territory within the strait. It was then Solon that the power and courage and strength of your city ( Athens) became clear for all men to see. Her bravery and military skill were
outstanding: she led an alliance of the Greeks and then when they deserted her and she was forced to fight alone, after running into the direst peril, she overcame the invaders and celebrated a victory:
she rescued those not yet enslaved from the slavery threatening them, and she generously freed all others living within the Pillars of Hercules.
“A single dreadful day and a night.”
At a later time there were earthquakes and floods of extraordinary violence and in a single
dreadful day and night all your fighting men were swallowed up by the earth, and the island of Atlantis was similarly swallowed up by the sea and vanished: this is why the sea in that area is to this day
impassable to navigation, which is hindered by mud just below the surface, the remains of the sunken island.
Plato describes the centre of Atlantis.
Plato describes the rest of Atlantis.
Plato describes the origins of Atlantis.
Plato describes the demise of Atlantis.
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