World: Atlantis The Antediluvian

: Known ancient civilizations (Egypt, Mexico, Peru, etc.) were colonies founded by Atlantean survivors who brought advanced knowledge of agriculture, metallurgy, and language.

Donnelly's primary argument is that Plato’s account of Atlantis was largely factual. He proposed that Atlantis was: Atlantis The Antediluvian World

: He argued that the universal "Flood Myth" found in nearly every culture (Noah, Deucalion, Manu, etc.) was a collective memory of the catastrophic sinking of Atlantis. : Known ancient civilizations (Egypt, Mexico, Peru, etc

: A large island in the Atlantic Ocean where humanity first transitioned from barbarism to civilization. : Known ancient civilizations (Egypt

: It was an instant bestseller, reaching its eleventh edition within its first few years.

Donnelly used a wide array of cross-disciplinary data—most of which has since been discredited by modern science—to build his case: