Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Plato's ring widths add to 27 stades, about 5 km; 127 needs the city wall 50 stades beyond

Plato gives the rings as 3, 3, 2, 2 and 1 stades wide around an island 5 stades across, 27 stades in all, about 5 km at the Loeb translator's 600 feet to the stade; the 127-stadia figure adds the wall that ran 50 stades beyond the largest ring on each side.

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No: Plato's rings span about 5 km, and the 127-stadia match depends on leaving out part of a 40–45 km structure

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Plato's ring widths add to 27 stades, about 5 km; 127 needs the city wall 50 stades beyond [Evidence EVD0DCKTRCNSBQD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKTRCNSBQD

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcktrcnsbqd,
  title     = {Plato's ring widths add to 27 stades, about 5 km; 127 needs the city wall 50 stades beyond},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCKTRCNSBQD},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKTRCNSBQD}
}