The end of Atlantis: New light on an old legend

by J.V. Luce

Book Overview

In the fifteenth century BC, a volcanic eruption of exceptional violence occurred on the island of Santorini. Did this mark the destruction of Atlantis, the story of which Plato gave to the world? The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500390053
• ISBN13: 9780500390054
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

paco

A beautifully written speculation by a classical scholar on the intruiging echoes of historical events of the Aegean possibly reflected in Greek mythology. Always gently tentative, the author appeals to the reader's mind rather than trying to lead him by the nose, unlike some other later books on the same subject.