The principal sources for the legend of Atlantis are Plato’s dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. In Timaeus, Plato described how Egyptian priests believed Atlantis was an island larger than Asia Minor and Libya combined and situated just beyond the Pillars of Hercules. In Critias, Plato supplied a history of the ideal commonwealth of the Atlanteans.
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