Trojan War Happened In England.

[Vladimir]

Amazing is how poorly sarcasm works in the net and written form :P

I just wondered if they were naked like in 300 but the guys in the picture are wearing lots of clothes and carrying weird pointy things.

[Veho Nex]

How can that be possible since one of the first mentions of Atlantis was in Plato's books, wasn't it? And at that time Alex still had to go to India.

I don't know too much about it, only the information my science teacher gave us in High school and I could be wrong about Alexander's army bringing it back. I just remember the myth he told us about a city in India which was swallowed by the ocean. This city was a technological marvel of the time and that there are Atlantis like myths in India that date back to the period.

Also with some research it is evident that Atlantis existed in both Indian, Greek, and Egyptian myths before Plato. There was a land mass off the coast of India called Kumari Kandam which some view as a possible connection to Atlantis.

Like I said before, I've not studied any of this and my thoughts are from what others have said that I chose to remember or google. Take my ideas on this with a grain or more of salt.

[spankythehippo]

I just wondered if they were naked like in 300 but the guys in the picture are wearing lots of clothes and carrying weird pointy things.

Spartans never wore leather underwear and a red cape. They wore full armour, and a hoplon. But they did have a red cape.

[Vladimir]

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Spartans never wore leather underwear and a red cape. They wore full armour, and a hoplon. But they did have a red cape.

That was a joke.

[Arjos]

I said sarcasm can be understood in written form only by some...
Must be a genetic issue :D

[Fisherking]

How can that be possible since one of the first mentions of Atlantis was in Plato's books, wasn't it? And at that time Alex still had to go to India.

I think it was Aristotle who told the story and he was a student of Plato, which puts him contemporary or later than Alexander.

[Fisherking]

That was Plato, if I remember right.

[Arjos]

Plato was the first one indeed, it's believed the origins of the myth lay in Santorini's "explosion"...

[Conradus]

I think it was Aristotle who told the story and he was a student of Plato, which puts him contemporary or later than Alexander.

Aristotle was a student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander which makes Plato the earliest mentioning.

Plato was the first one indeed, it's believed the origins of the myth lay in Santorini's "explosion"...

That's what I always thought as well. Isn't this whole issue connected with Thera and the end of Minoan civilization as well?

[Zarakas]

The Trojan war happened around 1400bc. The sea peoples fought the Trojans.

See Egyptian History. This period is recorded by them as they were also attacked by the different "Sea Peoples".

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[lars573]

That's what I always thought as well. Isn't this whole issue connected with Thera and the end of Minoan civilization as well?

I just heard of another Atlantis theory. That it was in southern Spain.

[Vuk]

I just heard of another Atlantis theory. That it was in southern Spain.

Actually, it was in Wisconsin and it sunk into the Lake Michigan. We are always at the center of the world.

[Brandy Blue]

Obviously the Trojan War happened in England, and the Romans were descended from Trojan/British refugees. You can tell by how much the English and Italians share in common to this day - similar cooking, fashion sense, and passionate Mediterranian temperment.

[HopAlongBunny]

I think this thread highlights who has, and who has not read: How Wisconsin Saved Civilization