# Strabo 1917: Geography, Book 2, chapter 3

> Strabo, 1917. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Primary text for Posidonius's view that the Atlantis story may not be fiction, and for the…

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# Geography, Book 2, chapter 3

Strabo, 1917. _The Geography of Strabo, vol. 1 (Loeb Classical Library)_.

Strabo's critique of Posidonius. At 2.3.6 he praises Posidonius for citing Plato that the Atlantis story may not be a fiction, and reports Posidonius's preference for that over saying "its inventor caused it to disappear, just as did the Poet the wall of the Achaeans".

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## What it's used for here

Primary text for Posidonius's view that the Atlantis story may not be fiction, and for the remark that its inventor made it vanish as Homer did the Achaean wall (2.3.6).

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Aristotle is reported to have said Plato invented Atlantis and then sank it, as Homer did the Achaean wall](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCPBNZ8E81T/aristotle-is-reported-to-have-said-plato-invented-atlantis)

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[The Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara)

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## Cite it

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Strabo (1917). Geography, Book 2, chapter 3. The Geography of Strabo, vol. 1 (Loeb Classical Library). https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/2C*.html
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