The Sunken Kingdom - The Atlantis Mystery Solved

A book by Peter James

“A roller-coaster ride through Plato’s thought (brilliantly done), ancient Greek and Hittite history, with a stern message at the end of it. Superb.” Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian, 26 September 1996).

“… certainly the best treatment of the subject I have seen in years. The Sunken Kingdom is a considerable achievement… James has provided us with a benchmark in Atlantean studies. Alternative interpretations will have to answer the points he raises or provide a more convincing alternative - and that may be very hard to do.” (Steve Moore, Fortean Times 85, Feb/March 1996).
“… a tour de force, comparable in clarity of writing, wealth of material, and boldness of purpose to The White Goddess.” (Andro Linklater, The Spectator, 11 November 1995)

Overview

The Sunken Kingdom provides a solution to a mystery which has baffled scholars for nearly 2,400 years - since Plato first wrote about Atlantis in Timaeus and Critias. Written by an outstanding historian and archaeologist, this book takes an entirely new approach. It reviews previous theories, some fantastic, some more rational, and shows why they will not work. Atlantis could not have been in the Atlantic, nor was it the volcanic island of Santorini near Crete, as currently held. Through a careful analysis of the sources, it becomes clear that the story of Atlantis came from western Turkey, where a major Bronze Age city was devastated by an earthquake and submerged beneath a lake. Read more …