The Destruction of Atlantis: Compelling Evidence of the Sudden Fall of the Legendary CivilizationSimon and Schuster, 30 janv. 2004 - 288 pages The most comprehensive reconstruction of the history and fate of the legendary ancient civilization of Atlantis • Draws together compelling evidence from geology, astronomy, myths, and ancient texts to prove the existence of Atlantean civilization and its catastrophic end • Includes a vivid narrative that re-creates the last days of Atlantis All human cultures, from classical and biblical to native North and South American, share the myth of an ancient deluge that often coincides with a rain of fire from the heavens. Now, in The Destruction of Atlantis, author Frank Joseph links this worldwide cultural phenomenon to the story of the lost civilization of Atlantis, which in a single day and night disappeared into the sea in a violent cataclysm. In the most comprehensive account of this legendary island, Frank Joseph provides compelling evidence based on 20 years of research around the globe that Atlantis was at the root of all subsequent human civilizations. Refuting modern skepticism, he provides evidence from archaeology, geology, astronomy, and ancient lore to prove the existence of Atlantean civilization in the context of Near Eastern Bronze Age society at the end of the 13th century B.C.E. He combines hard scientific evidence with a stunning and imaginative re-creation of what it must have been like to walk the streets of Atlantis in its last days. The resulting portrait of a mighty empire corrupted by an overreaching lust for wealth and power offers an important lesson to our own materialistic civilization. |
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... stones and rubbed in a circular motion. Gradually, the dim outlines of a mosaic began to materialize from the drab surface. While the old man continued to rub, muttering all the while, colors began to emerge from the porous stone ...
... stones and rubbed in a circular motion. Gradually, the dim outlines of a mosaic began to materialize from the drab surface. While the old man continued to rub, muttering all the while, colors began to emerge from the porous stone ...
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... stones I had touched high in the Andes of South America and at the ocean bottom near the island of Bimini, fifty-five miles east of Florida. Before the Romans made a colony out of northwest Africa, it was the independent kingdom of ...
... stones I had touched high in the Andes of South America and at the ocean bottom near the island of Bimini, fifty-five miles east of Florida. Before the Romans made a colony out of northwest Africa, it was the independent kingdom of ...
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... stone washed over with Gorgon legends of Medusa. For sailors, it was a warning to beware these perilous waters ... stones arranged into colored bands that narrowed as they reached to the top of the wall. Black lava rock rose from the ...
... stone washed over with Gorgon legends of Medusa. For sailors, it was a warning to beware these perilous waters ... stones arranged into colored bands that narrowed as they reached to the top of the wall. Black lava rock rose from the ...
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... stone, a weighted sponge of flaming oil, or a large basket filled with lethal vipers onto the deck of an approaching ... stones that counted the progress of the sun; pot-shaped trading ships from lands of the Inner Sea almost closed off ...
... stone, a weighted sponge of flaming oil, or a large basket filled with lethal vipers onto the deck of an approaching ... stones that counted the progress of the sun; pot-shaped trading ships from lands of the Inner Sea almost closed off ...
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... stone bridges to the next, and each bridge was wide enough to accommodate two war chariots side by side. Towers and gates guarded both sides of the bridges, which were splendidly adorned with statues of gods and heroes. Prodigious ...
... stone bridges to the next, and each bridge was wide enough to accommodate two war chariots side by side. Towers and gates guarded both sides of the bridges, which were splendidly adorned with statues of gods and heroes. Prodigious ...
Table des matières
The Queen of Legends | |
The Fire from Heaven | |
The Atlanteans Ourselves | |
About the Author | |
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The Destruction of Atlantis: Compelling Evidence of the Sudden Fall of the ... Frank Joseph Aucun aperçu disponible - 2002 |
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