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macrolocal on Nov 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Was Atlantis a Minoan Civilization on Santorini Is...

Nb. Plato claims Solon found written records of 'Atlantis' on a visit to Egypt, around 600 BC. That seems consistent with the Santorini hypothesis and Egyptian historians.

inawarminister on Nov 7, 2023 [–]

We know that Minoans were actively trading to Egypt by around 1600-1400BCE before they get suddenly replaced by Mycenaean Greeks, so there seems to be some support for that hypothesis...

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