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Bookc. 360 BC

Timaeus and Critias

Plato's paired dialogues of c. 360 BC, in which Critias recounts the story of Atlantis as a moral tale of a corrupted naval empire defeated by an idealised ancient Athens; Critias breaks off unfinished.

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  • Atlantis

    Timaeus and Critias mentions Atlantis — The sole primary source: every detail of the Atlantis story derives from these two dialogues. No earlier text mentions it.

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  • Platoc. 428 – c. 348 BC

    Timaeus and Critias was authored by Plato.

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