The Lost Empire of Atlantis
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The Lost Empire of Atlantis

History's Greatest Mystery Revealed

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eBook - ePub

The Lost Empire of Atlantis

History's Greatest Mystery Revealed

About this book

"MENZIES [IS] PROPOUNDING ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY." — New York Times Magazine

New York TimesĀ bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that "the lost city of Atlantis" was not only real but also at the heart of a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped from the earth.

For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Until now, it has remained shrouded in myth. Yet, like ancient Troy, is it possible that this fabled city actually existed? If so, what happened to it and what are its secrets? The fascinating reality of Atlantis's epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies—father of some of "the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history" ( New York Times).

Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies has made a jaw-dropping discovery: Atlantis truly did exist, and was part of the incredibly advanced Minoan civilization that extended from its Mediterranean base to England, India, and even America. InĀ  The Lost Empire of Atlantis, he constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization and shares his remarkable findings.

As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure,Ā  The Lost Empire of AtlantisĀ is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past.

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Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780062049490
eBook ISBN
9780062049513
INDEX
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Abu Simnel, 216
Abydos, 43
Aceh, 47
Adabrock hoard, 244
Aden, 141-2
Aegina, 326
Afghanistan, 52, 125
Agde, 62
Aigina treasure, 51-2
Akhenaten, Pharaoh, 13-14, 76, 103-4
Akrotiri, 20, 34, 38, 163, 175, 342
al-Hamawi, Yaqut, 146 al-Idrisi, 146
Al-Kazwini, 146
al-Razzak, Abdul, 146
alabaster, 12, 185-6, 339
Alalakh, 98, 112, 138
Alashiya, king of, 104
Albacete, 182
Aleppo, 106, 122, 124-9, 136
Alexander the Great, 131
Alexandria, 61-2, 163
Alexiou, Stylianos, 6, 13-14, 43, 49, 53
Alfieri, Anastase, 163
Algiers, 62
Allert, James, 295
Almendres Cromlech, 181, 186-7, 211, 225-6, 232, 262
Almerla, 184
Almizaraque, 183
Alwaye, 152
Amarna, 13-14
ā€˜Armana Letters’, 103-4
Amathus, 62
amber, 86, 96-7, 177, 186, 210, 238, 244, 251, 315
Amesbury necklace, 250, 252
and barrow hoards, 232, 240-1
and Uluburun wreck, 79, 83, 95-6
Ambika Kushmandini, 161
Amenemhat II, Pharaoh, 220, 222
Amenemhat III, Pharaoh, 117
Amenhotep II, Pharaoh, 108
Amenophis II, Pharaoh, 111
Americas
Columbus’s discovery, 160, 259
Minoan discovery, 245-7
and Minoan navigation, 262-71
and Minoan trade, 161-4
and Phoenicians, 268-9
Amesbury, 240, 250-1
ā€˜Amesbury Archer’ (ā€˜King of
Stonehenge’), 239, 252-4, 279
amethyst, 52, 143, 272
Amnisos, 20, 37, 62
Anakkara, 158
Anatolia, 52, 61, 64-6, 68-70, 73, 111-12, 158, 189, 222, 312
animals barnacles, 90
bears, 124, 291
bison, 160
elephants, 124, 153-4, 340
hippopotami, 98-9
leopards, 153-5, 158
mastodon, 282
panthers, 37
tobacco beetle, 24, 37, 102, 119, 121, 162-3, 169, 221
turtles, 291
voles, 247
whales, 291-2
see also bulls
Antakya, 190
Antikythera mechanism, 265-6
Antilles Current, 292
Antipolis, 62
Apinani, Juanito, 189
Apollonia, 62
Archanes, 9, 12, 315
Archimedes, 54, 318
Argo, 86-90, 176
Aristotle, 36
Arkalochori cave, 19, 42, 60
Armenia, 131, 307
arsenic, 59-60, 101, 170-1, 183-4
art, Minoan, 111-13, 120, 123
Arthashastra, 145
Aruz, Joan, 113
Arzawa, 64
Ashkelon, 41
Aspro Island, 342
Assur, 199
Assurbanipal, King, 130-1, 133
Assyria, 67, 130-1
astronomy, 133-5, 187, 208-10, 216-21, 236-7, 261, 264-6
Aswan, 221
Asykly Hcjyilk, 68
Athens, an...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS
  6. LIST OF PLATES
  7. MAPS
  8. BOOK I - DISCOVERY
  9. BOOK II - EXPLORATION
  10. BOOK III - JOURNEYS WEST
  11. BOOK IV - EXAMINING THE HEAVENS
  12. BOOK V - THE REACHES OF EMPIRE
  13. BOOK VI - THE LEGACY
  14. TIMELINE
  15. EPILOGUE - PLATO AND ATLANTIS, THE LOST PARADISE
  16. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  17. INDEX
  18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  19. Photo Section I
  20. Photo Section II
  21. About the Author
  22. By the SAME AUTHOR
  23. Credits
  24. Copyright
  25. About the Publisher

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