Atlantis

The Ancients

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🗓️ 5 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The story of Atlantis is one of history's enduring legends. So what’s the actual, ancient tale of Atlantis? Where does it come from? Was Atlantis real? And if not, why has the name become a byword for a lost city beneath the waves?

In today's episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is back and ready to kick off 2025 with a bang. He is joined by Prof. Edith Hall to delve into the mystery that makes this fictional island so famous and discuss Atlantis's fictional origins in Plato's dialogues. Together they uncover why Plato created this mythical city and how it reflects his views on Athens' naval power, democracy, and morality.

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

Theme music from Motion Array, all other music from Epidemic Sound

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1:37.7	It's The Ancients on History Hit.
1:42.8	I'm Tristan Hughes, your host, and we're back, ready to kick off 2025.
1:46.6	We have so many exciting episodes coming your way with lots more ideas in the pipeline. Thank you for all of your suggestions, for episodes we should do,
1:52.6	and for voting in our recent polls on Spotify, also about what episodes we should cover. We're
1:57.9	going to address all of those in due course over the weeks
2:00.9	and months ahead. Now, back to today, we want to begin the new year with a bit of a bang,
2:06.8	a name shrouded in mystery, but also one that you would all recognize. Atlantis felt like a clear
2:13.7	winner. Today, Atlantis is quite the topic. It's regularly used in headlines whenever
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