What killed Atlantis?
According to the Welsh “Atlantis” legend of the lost Cantrevs of Dyfed, a heavy sea broke down the sea walls and destroyed sixteen magnificent cities. The lords of Atlantis built a mighty civilization, but their pride eventually angered the gods, who destroyed their island with earthquakes and fire, sending it beneath the sea.
Why did they destroy Atlantis?
But they became greedy, petty, and morally bankrupt, and the gods became angry because the people had lost their way and turned to immoral pursuits, Orser says. As punishment, he says, the gods sent one terrible night of fire and earthquakes that caused Atlantis to sink into the sea. It was thought that the sea swallowed the island of Atlantis, so it disappeared forever, while the earth swallowed ancient Athens.And while there’s no evidence that the lost city of Atlantis as described by Plato actually existed, says Feder, people who get hooked by that story can sometimes be drawn into real archaeology.After an ill-fated attempt to conquer Ancient Athens, Atlantis falls out of favor with the deities and submerges into the Atlantic Ocean. Since Plato describes Athens as resembling his ideal state in the Republic, the Atlantis story is meant to bear witness to the superiority of his concept of a state.After an ill-fated attempt to conquer Ancient Athens, Atlantis falls out of favor with the deities and submerges into the Atlantic Ocean.