# Archaeologists and classical philologists broadly agree Atlantis was Plato's invention

> The island was in all likelihood Plato's invention to illustrate arguments about the Greek state, the view of most archaeologists and classical…

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# Archaeologists and classical philologists broadly agree Atlantis was Plato's invention

The island was in all likelihood Plato's invention to illustrate arguments about the Greek state, the view of most archaeologists and classical philologists.

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[Atlantis was Plato's invention; the Richat only shares its ringed shape](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/answers/ANS0DCKSQBMD29D/atlantis-was-platos-invention-the-richat-only-shares-its)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Archaeologists and classical philologists broadly agree Atlantis was Plato's invention [Evidence EVD0DCKT9K6WVRP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKT9K6WVRP
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