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The ‘lost’ city of Atlantis

The ‘lost’ city of Atlantis

FromHistory Extra podcast


The ‘lost’ city of Atlantis

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Edith Hall explores Plato’s legend of Atlantis and considers why the tale continues to endure 2,500 years on Classicist Edith Hall, an expert on ancient Greek literature, explores Plato’s lost city of Atlantis. She considers our enduring fascination with the tale 2,500 years on and asks whether there ever was, in fact, a real Atlantis.
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Released:
Nov 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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