There were many special laws affecting the several kings inscribed about the temples, but the most important was the following: They were not to take up arms against one another. They were all to come to the rescue if any one in any of their cities attempted to overthrow the royal house; and like their ancestors, they were to deliberate in common about war and other matters, giving the supremacy to the descendants of Atlas.
The king was not to have the power of life and death over any of his kinsmen unless he had the assent of the majority of the ten. Such was the vast power which the god settled in the lost island of Atlantis; and this he afterwards directed against our land for the following reasons, as tradition tells:
For many generations, as long as the divine nature lasted in them, they were obedient to the laws, and well-affectioned towards the god, whose seed they were; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, uniting gentleness with wisdom in the various chances of life, and in their intercourse with one another.
They despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life. They thought lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them. They were not intoxicated by luxury, nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control. They were sober, and saw clearly that all these goods were increased by virtue and friendship with one another. Whereas by too great regard and respect for them, they are lost, and they lose friendship with others.
By such reflections and by the continuance in them of a divine nature, the qualities which we have described grew and increased among them; but when the divine portion began to fade away, and became diluted too often and too much with the mortal admixture, and the human nature got the upper hand, they then, being unable to bear their fortune, behaved unseemly, and to him who had an eye to see grew visibly debased, for they were losing the fairest of their precious gifts; but to those who had no eye to see the true happiness, they appeared glorious and blessed at the very time when they were full of avarice and unrighteous power.
Zeus, the god of gods, who rules according to law, and is able to see into such things, perceiving that an honourable race was in a woeful plight, and wanting to inflict punishment on them, that they might be chastened and improve, collected all the gods into their most holy habitation, which, being placed in the centre of the world, beholds all created things. And when he had called them together, he spake as follows:
Note: The story ended at this point without any explanation of why it was cut short.
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NOTES FROM DONNELLY’S BOOK
“The most renowned of the Peruvian temples, the pride of the capital and the wonder of the empire, was at Cuzco, where, under the munificence of successive sovereigns, it had become so enriched that it received the name of Coricancha, or ‘the Place of Gold.’... The interior of the temple was literally a mine of gold. On the western wall was emblazoned a representation of the Deity, consisting of a human countenance looking forth from amid innumerable rays of light, which emanated from it in every direction, in the same manner as the sun is often personified with us. The figure was engraved on a massive plate of gold, of enormous dimensions, thickly powdered with emeralds and precious stones.... The walls and ceilings were everywhere incrusted with golden ornaments; every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious metal; the cornices were of the same material.”
“M. Oppert read an essay at the Brussels Congress to show, from the astronomical observations of the Egyptians and Assyrians, that 11,542 years before our era man existed on the earth at such a stage of civilization as to be able to take note of astronomical phenomena, and to calculate with considerable accuracy the length of the year. The Egyptians, says he, calculated by cycles of 1460 years—zodiacal cycles, as they were called. Their year consisted of 365 days, which caused them to lose one day in every four solar years, and, consequently, they would attain their original starting-point again only after 1460 years (365 x 4). Therefore, the zodiacal cycle ending in the year 139 of our era commenced in the year 1322 B.C. On the other hand, the Assyrian cycle was 1805 years, or 22,325 lunations. An Assyrian cycle began 712 B.C. The Chaldeans state that between the Deluge and their first historic dynasty there was a period of 39,180 years. Now, what means, this number? It stands for 12 Egyptian zodiacal cycles plus 12 Assyrian lunar cycles.”
“At the year 11,542 B.C. the two cycles came together, and consequently they had on that year their common origin in one and the same astronomical observation.”
That observation was probably made in Atlantis.
“Plato identifies “the great deluge of all” with the destruction of Atlantis. The priest of Sais told Solon that before “the great deluge of all” Athens possessed a noble race, who performed many noble deeds, the last and greatest of which was resisting the attempts of Atlantis to subjugate them; and after this came the destruction of Atlantis, and the same great convulsion which overwhelmed that island destroyed a number of the Greeks. So that the Egyptians, who possessed the memory of many partial deluges, regarded this as “the great deluge of all.”
“Herodotus tells us (“Euterpe,” cxlii.) that, according to the information he received from the Egyptian priests, their written history dated back 11,340 years before his era, or nearly 14,000 years prior to this time. They introduced him into a spacious temple, and showed him the statues of 341 high-priests who had in turn succeeded each other; and yet the age of Columbus possessed no arts, except that of printing (which was ancient in China), which was not known to the Egyptians; and the civilization of Egypt at its first appearance was of a higher order than at any subsequent period of its history, thus testifying that it drew its greatness from a fountain higher than itself.”
Public Works.—The American nations built public works as great as or greater than any known in Europe. The Peruvians had public roads, one thousand five hundred to two thousand miles long, made so thoroughly as to elicit the astonishment of the Spaniards. At every few miles taverns or hotels were established for the accommodation of travelers. Humboldt pronounced these Peruvian roads “among the most useful and stupendous works ever executed by man.” They built aqueducts for purposes of irrigation some of which were five hundred miles long. They constructed magnificent bridges of stone, and had even invented suspension bridges thousands of years before they were introduced into Europe. They had, both in Peru and Mexico, a system of posts, by means of which news was transmitted hundreds of miles in a day, precisely like those known among the Persians in the time of Herodotus, and subsequently among the Romans. Stones similar to milestones were placed along the roads in Peru. (See Prescott’s “Peru,”)
Weapons.—The weapons of the New World were identically the same as those of the Old World; they consisted of bows and arrows, spears, darts, short swords, battle-axes, and slings; and both peoples used shields or bucklers, and casques of wood or hide covered with metal. If these weapons had been derived from separate sources of invention, one country or the other would have possessed implements not known to the other, like the blowpipe, the boomerang, etc. Absolute identity in so many weapons strongly argues identity of origin.
Religious Beliefs.—The Guanches of the Canary Islands, who were probably a fragment of the old Atlantean population, believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body, and preserved their dead as mummies. The Egyptians believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body, and preserved the bodies of the dead by embalming them.
The Peruvians believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body, and they too preserved the bodies of their dead by embalming them. “A few mummies in remarkable preservation have been found among the Chinooks and Flatheads.” (Schoolcraft, vol. v., p. 693.) The embalmment of the body was also practiced in Central America and among the Aztecs. The Aztecs, like the Egyptians, mummified their dead by taking out the bowels and replacing them with aromatic substances. (Dorman, “Orig
in Prim. Superst.,” p. 173.) The bodies of the kings of the Virginia Indians were preserved by embalming. (Beverly, p. 47.)
A belief in ghosts is found on both continents. The American Indians think that the spirits of the dead retain the form and features which they wore while living; that there is a hell and a heaven; that hell is below the earth, and heaven above the clouds; that the souls of the wicked sometimes wander the face of the earth, appearing occasionally to mortals.
The story of Tantalus is found among the Chippewayans, who believed that bad souls stand up to their chins in water in sight of the spirit-land, which they can never enter. The dead passed to heaven across a stream of water by means of a narrow and slippery bridge, from which many were lost. The Zuñis set apart a day in each year which they spent among the graves of their dead, communing with their spirits, and bringing them presents—a kind of All-souls-day. (Dorman, “Prim. Superst.,” p. 35.) The Stygian flood, and Scylla and Charybdis, are found among the legends of the Caribs. (Ibid., p. 37.) Even the boat of Charon reappears in the traditions of the Chippewayans.
Marriage in Mexico was performed by the priest. He exhorted them to maintain peace and harmony, and tied the end of the man’s mantle to the dress of the woman; he perfumed them, and placed on each a shawl on which was painted a skeleton, “as a symbol that only death could now separate them from one another.” (Dorman, “Prim. Superst.,” p. 379.)
The priesthood was thoroughly organized in Mexico and Peru. They were prophets as well as priests. “They brought the newly born infant into the religious society; they directed their training and education; they determined the entrance of the young men into the service of the state; they consecrated marriage by their blessing; they comforted the sick and assisted the dying.” (Ibid., p. 374.) There were five thousand priests in the temples of Mexico.
They confessed and absolved the sinners, arranged the festivals, and managed the choirs in the churches. They lived in conventual discipline, but were allowed to marry; they practiced flagellation and fasting, and prayed at regular hours. There were great preachers and exhorters among them. There were also convents into which females were admitted. The novice had her hair cut off and took vows of celibacy; they lived holy and pious lives. (Ibid., pp. 375, 376.)
The king was the high-priest of the religious orders. A new king ascended the temple naked, except his girdle; he was sprinkled four times with water which had been blessed; he was then clothed in a mantle, and on his knees took an oath to maintain the ancient religion. The priests then instructed him in his royal duties. (Ibid., p. 378.) Besides the regular priesthood there were monks who were confined in cloisters. (Ibid., p. 390.)
Cortes says the Mexican priests were very strict in the practice of honesty and chastity, and any deviation was punished with death. They wore long white robes and burned incense. (Dorman, “Prim. Superst.,” p. 379.) The first fruits of the earth were devoted to the support of the priesthood. (Ibid., p. 383.) The priests of the Isthmus were sworn to perpetual chastity.
If our knowledge of Atlantis was more thorough, it would no doubt appear that, in every instance wherein the people of Europe accord with the people of America, they were both in accord with the people of Atlantis; and that Atlantis was the common centre from which both peoples derived their arts, sciences, customs, and opinions. It will be seen that in every case where Plato gives us any information in this respect as to Atlantis, we find this agreement to exist. It existed in architecture, sculpture, navigation, engraving, writing, an established priesthood, the mode of worship, agriculture, the construction of roads and canals; and it is reasonable to suppose that the, same correspondence extended down to all the minor details treated of in this chapter.
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SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
Most of the important information about Atlantis is found in Plato’s story. There we learned that Atlantis was a complex, advanced civilization that flourished up to about 11,500 years ago before it was destroyed by a cataclysmic act of nature. His description of its terrain features match the actual features well enough to find them on a map and compare them. However, he is not the only one who wrote about Atlantis; fragments of the story and brief references to it are found in various other ancient texts as well. Also, this is not the only book that claims Atlantis was in the Americas. Many other researchers make similar claims and have the evidence necessary to support their claims. Search for the other books online.
As the city on the plain grew, another city developed, which evolved to become the largest city in the kingdom by the time Atlantis was destroyed. This was the new city of Atlantis, and it was much larger than the one on the Florida Plain. We know it now as Mexico City.
After the destruction of Atlantis, survivors and observers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean wrote about the event based on stories they heard, which were passed down through the oral tradition. For the most part, they were putting together stories to explain what they thought had happened. When the stories entered the oral tradition, they changed over the years. Most of the changes were influenced by religion, superstition, and mythology and were probably written down many years after the devastation took place. Nobody knew what really happened, but every culture around the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin has stories about the Great Flood.
Researchers who are now looking for clues about Atlantis must assume that the people who put together the original stories did not know what really happened because they were not directly involved with the incident or they were not close enough to the disaster to know what really happened. Because of this, all the information they provided and the stories they told should be considered as potentially unreliable while still serving as valuable background information, which can be used to build the bigger picture.
This book sets the stage for science to come in later. Scientists researching Atlantis in the future can build on this and other information from other sources to improve the big picture with finer details regarding Atlantis. As more credible information becomes available, a new story will be written. Eventually, a theory should emerge through the academic peer-review process. In the meantime, we can look to Plato’s story, which is supported by circumstantial evidence from various sources.
Now that we have solid evidence regarding the flood, we can look at archeology in a different way. There is now two types of archeology, post-flood archeology and pre-flood archeology. Pre-flood archeology may help answer questions regarding the extinction of Neanderthal. Multiple flooding in Europe and Africa may help to explain the apparent long periods of isolation and separation between Africa and Europe. Down through the ages, each new flood wiped out civilizations, world history, and human progress.
At present, we cannot conduct normal archeological digs in Florida to uncover that part of Atlantis because flooding washed everything away except the building foundations, graveyards, canals, and subdivisions. There are also large boulders scattered around the Tampa area believed to be ship anchors.
Now, we will need new guidelines for the excavation of archeological sites that are known to have serious flood damage.
Stones scattered about Florida:
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread213941/pg1
Atlantis’ Egypt Connection
Plato’s story of Atlantis is beyond sensational. The idea that over 11,500 years ago millions of people left the Americas and attacked Europe would be unconvincing even in a serious book of fiction, much less in a book on ancient history. Yet, very strong evidence shows that it did happen, even though it might be hard to believe.
Identifying the grid coordinates leading to Atlantis and recognizing the notion that Egypt would have been an ideal place to own during the ten-year war are not the only things that connect Atlantis to Egypt. Solon, the storyteller, went to the city of Sais in Egypt to copy the story of Atlantis from the walls of a temple. Amazingly, the pyramid is like an Atlantis trademark. It appears that Atlantis was building another, more modern Mexico City in Egyp
t.
The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx will always bare the mark of the Great Flood.
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STUDY AT YOUR LEISURE
Study these extra materials when you have time.
Something that the tsunamis left behind in Florida.
New Smyrna’s Old Fort Park:
weirdus.com/states/florida/ancient_mysteries/new_smyrna_ruins/index.php
Possible Building Foundation – a lighthouse?
www.flheritage.com/archaeology/-projects/miamicircle
Europeans First Discovered America 20,000 Years Ago
New archaeological evidence suggests that America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe — 10,000 years before the Siberian-originating ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New World:
youtu.be/TuYj8MSNzTQ
Stone Age comet destroys North America
youtu.be/7VO7l43YMTk
What’s deep inside a Carolina bay?
Two intrepid researchers dig into one of the mysterious Carolina bays.
youtu.be/3f0y7HkX_Fw
White People came to Ancient America 2
This is not meant to diminish the role of Native Americans.
youtu.be/2DjO_zP9oh4
This may have been a ship building complex. Visit Poverty Point:
www.examiner.com/article/america-s-architectural-heritage-poverty-point-louisiana
Indians of the Midwest
publications.newberry.org/indiansofthemidwest/people-places-time/eras/moundbuilders
Flooded Subdivisions
Atlantis Pyramids Floods Page 7
