The story about the island of Atlantis was first told 2,300 years ago by the Greek philosopher Plato, who said there was a great ancient city that was destroyed and submerged under the Atlantic Ocean.
It is unclear whether Greeks at the time took Plato’s account as a metaphor for the fall of successful societies or believed it was a record of history.
Either way, it is still a topic of hot debate for many scientists, historians and philosophers.
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