| Well we definitely found Atlantis! This is according to | | | | they know were Atlantis was,. or in fact, that it even |
| Robert Sarmast. But who, exactly is Mr. Robert | | | | existed? Homer, the famous Greek story teller and |
| Sarmast? Mr. Sarmast was an architect who became | | | | author, lived around the 8th century BC. Originally it |
| fascinated with the search for lost civilizations and | | | | was believed by modern day people that Homer was |
| ancient history. For years he traveled, gathering facts | | | | a great writer of fiction, but then things began to |
| in his pursuit of these ancient cultures. He was | | | | happen that suggested that maybe his works |
| extremely interested in Atlantis. He published a book | | | | weren't fiction after all. The City of Troy was |
| on the subject in 2003 entitled "Discovery of Atlantis" | | | | unearthed. Homer had written the Iliad, the story of |
| and has come to the conclusion that the island of | | | | the battle between the Greeks and the city of Troy |
| Cyprus was where Atlantis existed.There are many | | | | that lasted ten years. All of a sudden a work that all |
| theories as to where Atlantis existed. Lately the | | | | though was fiction may have been based on fact. |
| South Pole or Antarctica has been suggested. In the | | | | People began to look at the Odessy, another of |
| past so many different places have been chosen | | | | Homer's famous works. If the Iliad were true than |
| that if we were to make a list of them, they would | | | | could the Odessy be true also? This is important |
| cover many different areas of the Earth. A few | | | | because many think that the Phoenician island of |
| years ago ruins were found off the coast of Japan | | | | Scheria might have been Atlantis and Homer |
| and many suggest that this was the location of | | | | mentions this island in his work. Plato was another |
| Atlantis. The same is true with the Bahamas. The | | | | ancient greek as we know. This ancient philosopher |
| famous Bimini Road is said to be a relic of Atlantis. | | | | lived about 400 BC.There are two books written by |
| Another area which is said to be where Atlantis was | | | | Plato that have passages referring to Atlantis. These |
| situated is South America. After all there are many | | | | books are the Timeaus and the Criteas. They seem |
| mysterious cities that have been abandoned there | | | | to indicate that Atlantis was located in the Atlantic |
| that were built in such a way as to defy construction | | | | Ocean and was the home of an advanced race that |
| methods. In some of these places the stones are so | | | | went to war against Athens and lost. It was said |
| close together that even a sheet of paper can't fit | | | | that Atlantis was located before the Pillars of |
| between them, yet no mortar was used. In other of | | | | Hercules. It goes on to say that they, the Atlantans, |
| these cities, huge stone were hauled to the tops of | | | | had defeated many European countries but the |
| mountains to be used in city construction, a feat that | | | | Athenians were able to drive them back out of |
| we can't even equal today. There are other places | | | | Europe. The story goes on to say that records of |
| where Atlantis was suspected of existing and some | | | | this feat were lost due to a great flood that wipe |
| of these are in the middle of the ocean. Some people | | | | out part of Athens and all of Atlantis. In Criteas Plato |
| say that Atlantis sank and that is why we can't find | | | | gives a very detailed account of Atlantis.Now we |
| its location. Oh there are so many different stories | | | | know why people believe that Atlantis did exist. so |
| about Atlantis.So, why exactly do people believe that | | | | let get back to Mr. Sarmast. |