Both Plato and Aristotle praise this philosopher, and Proclus has written a commentary on him. One of the proposed explanations for the historical context of the Atlantis story is a warning of Plato to his contemporary fourth-century fellow-citizens against their striving for naval power.And when you were speaking yesterday about your city and citizens, the tale which I have just been repeating to you came into my mind, and I remarked with astonishment how, by some mysterious coincidence, you agreed in almost every particular with the narrative of Solon. Now in this island of Atlantis there existed a confederation of kings, of great and marvelous power, which held sway over all the island, and over many other islands also and parts of the continent.The four people appearing in those two dialogues are the politicians In Plato's metaphorical tale, Poseidon fell in love with Cleito, the daughter of Poseidon carved the mountain where his love dwelt into a palace and enclosed it with three circular According to Critias, 9,000 years before his lifetime a war took place between those outside the Pillars of Hercules at the But afterwards there occurred violent earthquakes and floods; and in a single day and night of misfortune all your warlike men in a body sank into the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner disappeared in the depths of the sea. Plato took these critics seriously enough to assign to the Egyptians this story about the Athenians and Atlanteans, so as to make them say that the Athenians really once lived according to that system.The next sentence is often translated "Crantor adds, that this is testified by the prophets of the Egyptians, who assert that these particulars [which are narrated by Plato] are written on pillars which are still preserved." Discover everything Scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers.stadt stadt 0% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not usefulSave stadt ... For LaterSave stadt ... For Later0% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful