Hi Allard! Perhaps I was a little unclear in my post. I don't believe the Atlantis Myth(I agree with Fiera), but i do believe that Plato was describing a real place, despite the fact that you are right that Plato often spoke in metaphor. I havn't read the Critias in years! Plato certainly was a long winded fellow, wasn't he? On to Thera: In his book 'Return to sodom and gomorrah' noted scientist Dr Charles Pellegrino postulates that Thera erupted in 1650 BC, wiping out the Minoan capital and sending a tidal wave toward Crete, which killed many, and the ash from this volcano can be found(and authenticated through carbon dating) throughout Eygpt and the middle east, but not in Greece proper, for the winds blew towards the South east. He speculates that the effects of this eruption caused the Biblical plagues on Eygpt that are described in Exodus. This is not to doubt the power of God, for he could have certainly caused such an eruption. For those non-believers, they can account for it by random chance. It is known that a disaster struck the world at this time, so it fits these parameters. As Plato described it, Atlantis was not possible from an scientific point of view. A place as large as Austrailia sinking into the Atlantic would have left physical evidence, as well as a wave that would have covered almost all of Europe, and there is no evidence of that. Also, there are no written records from 11,000 years ago(9,000 for Plato), but if the translation errors I mentioned in a previous post are taken into account, they do fit the parameters of Thera and Minoan culture. Of course, I could be completly wrong in this, but that is my belief. One last thing, your new scenario sounds quite interesting, but will I, who only have MGE, be able to play it? I was sorely disapointed by River war not being MGE compatible (that is untill Kull sent me a fix for it, thanks again Kull!). I don't know what it entails to make it compatible, but if it is possible, would you consider it? Myself and other gold players would be most happy about that, if it were possible.
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