The Lost Empire of Atlantis: The Secrets of History's Most Enduring Mystery Revealed

The astonishing true story of Atlantis In 1500 B.C. a supervolcano beneath the Greek island of Santorini exploded in a near-apocalyptic eruption. Buried beneath the rubble and waves was the world’s most remarkable lost civilization. . . . New York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that “the lost city of Atlantis” was not only real but also at the heart of a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped from the earth. For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Until now, it has remained shrouded in myth. Yet, like ancient Troy, is it possible that this fabled city actually existed? If so, what happened to it and what are its secrets? The fascinating reality of Atlantis’s epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies—father of some of “the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history” (New York Times). Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies has made a jaw-dropping discovery: Atlantis truly did exist, and was part of the incredibly advanced Minoan civilization that extended from its Mediterranean base to England, India, and even America. In The Lost Empire of Atlantis, he constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization and shares his remarkable findings. As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure, The Lost Empire of Atlantis is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past. Through An Examination Of New Documentary And Academic Research, Metallurgy, Ancient Shipbuilding And Navigation Techniques, Archaeological Artifacts, And Cutting-edge Dna Evidence, Menzies Uncovers A Trading Empire That Spanned From The Mediterranean, To The Great Lakes In North America, To Kerala In India. He Explains The Reality Behind The Legendary Civilization Described By Plato, As Well As Its Violent Disappearance. Discovery : The Minoan Civilisation. An Adventure On Crete ; Under The Volcano ; The Search For The Minoan Naval Base ; Return To Phaestos ; The Ancient Scholars Speak ; The Missing Link ; Who Were The Minoans? : The Dna Trail -- Exploration : Voyages To The Near East. The Lost Wreck And The Buried Treasure Trove ; Sailing From Byzantium ; Life In The Library ; A Place Of Many Names And Many Nations ; A Ship In The Desert ; New Worlds For Old ; Rich, Exotic Lands ; Proud Nineveh ; The Key To India? ; Indian Ocean Trade In The Bronze Age ; The Truth Is In The Trade-- -- Journeys West. Nec Plus Ultra : Entering The Atlantic ; A Folk Memory Of Home? ; Spain And La Tauromaquia ; Blazing The Trail To Dover ; The Land Of Running Silver ; A Labyrinth In Dragon Country ; Strange Beasts And Astrolabes -- Examining The Heavens. Seeing The Skies In Stone-- ; Mediterranean And Atlantic Megaliths ; Stonehenge : The Master Work ; From The Med To The Megalith ; The Land That Time Forgot ; The Bronze Boy -- The Reaches Of Empire. The Seekers Set Sail ; A Metallurgical Mystery ; Adventures By Water ; A Heavy Load Indeed ; Into The Deep Unknown ; So-- The Proof -- The Legacy. The Spots Marked 'x' ; A New Beginning ; A Return To Crete ; The Legacy Of Hope -- Timeline -- Plato And Atlantis, The Lost Paradise. Gavin Menzies. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Discovery : the Minoan civilisation. An adventure on Crete ; Under the volcano ; The search for the Minoan naval base ; Return to Phaestos ; The ancient scholars speak ; The missing link ; Who were the Minoans? : the DNA trail Exploration : voyages to the Near East. The lost wreck and the buried treasure trove ; Sailing from Byzantium ; Life in the library ; A place of many names and many nations ; A ship in the desert ; New worlds for old ; Rich, exotic lands ; Proud Nineveh ; The key to India? ; Indian Ocean trade in the Bronze Age ; The truth is in the trade None Journeys West. Nec plus ultra : entering the Atlantic ; A folk memory of home? ; Spain and La Tauromaquia ; Blazing the trail to Dover ; The land of running silver ; A labyrinth in Dragon Country ; Strange beasts and astrolabes Examining the heavens. Seeing the skies in stone ; Mediterranean and Atlantic megaliths ; Stonehenge : the master work ; From the Med to the Megalith ; The land that time forgot ; The bronze boy The reaches of empire. The seekers set sail ; A metallurgical mystery ; Adventures by water ; A heavy load indeed ; Into the deep unknown ; So the proof The legacy. The spots marked 'X' ; A new beginning ; A return to Crete ; The legacy of hope Timeline Plato and Atlantis, the lost paradise.