events such as the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415-413 BC or the destruction of Helike in 373 BC.

Plato's dialogues

Timaeus

The only primary sources for Atlantis are Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias; all other mentions of the island are based on them. The dialogues claim to quote Solon, who visited Egypt between 590 and 580 BC; they state that he translated Egyptian records of Atlantis. Plato introduced

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