Comments on: Atlantis: Fabled City or Ancient Civilization? on Discovery…3rd Feb…10pm EST

By: Ashley Knibb

Ashley Knibb — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:50:51 +0000

Olly

I liker your conclusions and opinion on this one seems very possible .

Another great episode well done fella.

I have a couple of questions though.. Survivors? If there were some could they be responsible for influencing later civilizations around the world following the fall of their own?

If in deed Santorini could be the resting place of Atlantis or its real life equivalent, then has there been any digs or discoveries in that area to support this? If not why not?

Another interesting approach mate which I found very interesting though.

Right need to prep for my own investigation at Peterborough Museum this weekend now, so stop by soon.

Regards

Ash

By: Bryan Morrow

Bryan Morrow — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:54:40 +0000

An interesting article from Answers in Genesis on the possibility of Atlantis existing…good read. http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/aid/v5/n1/did-atlantis-exist

By: Alberto

Alberto — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:34:48 +0000

Hi Olly,
If I may, let me review your work so far. But first I would like to give you few tips on how to conduct a real Atlantis Research.
First of all, you present the viewer with a timeline of the story (a short one). How did we get this story?
It is the oldest and the greatest Story ever told. People get lost when you start your show right to the point. Only people like me that have done their research will follow. If you want to get higher ratings you do have to lure them in with something new and exciting but also easy to follow.
Believe it or not the Story of the Story of Atlantis is even greater than the story itself. So you can spend few minutes into explaining that. The way it came down to us has captivated me more than anything.
According to Plato; Egyptians->Solon->Dropides->Critias->Plato…..US.
Second of all, you’re trying to read from that booklet and you miss the point; PLATO never wrote in English! So do a favor to yourself and Throw that book way. You do have to get someone who reads Ancient Greek and try to get your clues (your facts straight). I can read Ancient Greek and I can tell you for sure that what you’re reading (in English) was garbage.
And finally Olly do not let your personal opinion take over the show. Of course you can state what you believe but not ruin the entire show. You’re so obsessed with Santorini that you don’t give a chance to other theories.
Contact me and I will give you everything you need to know about this subject. Stuff that would amaze you.

Respect Al Nikas.

By: Richard Welch

Richard Welch — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:37:10 +0000

You all are a little behind the curve here. The Atlantis problem was resolved months ago with the publication of Roots of Cataclysm: Geopulsation and the Atlantis Supervolcano (Algora Publ. NY 2009). Atlantis was a supervolcanic island off Portugal that exploded and sank in the 17th cenutry BC. The Thera solution does not work because the Minoans were thriving on Crete for at leat 80 years after that eruption.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0000

Angie: Volcanic Ash: the estimates for the Minoan eruption are approximately 100 km3 (24 cu mi), about four times what was thrown into the stratosphere by Krakatoa in 1883, a well-recorded event. After the ash dump and caldera collapse, not much was left, although they have found some of the original sites at Akrotiri, in Santorini. Read more here – http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/santorini-akrotiri.htm

Angela: Digital Explorer – I’ll get Jamie to get in touch…

Kasumi: Bermuda Triangle? Not checked it out yet… may be series 2!

Tanya: Shangri-La? I wish.. Got a few leads on a possible sacred landscape in Tibet that could be the inspiration! May be later in the year when the snows have melted… but tonight is Nazi Treasure – the rest of the series takes a more modern twist… and it gets dark!

Andre: Other theories: thank you for writing – please no its’ not disrespectful! Great to learn more as you clearly know a lot about the subject and can add to our understanding – I don’t claim to be an expert, nor have the answers, just hopefully add to the debate for everyone to draw their own conclusions – I have my own opinions, which are usually wrong and often change! So please do share your thoughts…

V. Leigh: iNOMAD: Thanks for pointing that out! No idea.. will get onto it!

Kristina: Name of Atlantis: As far as I know, the other names for the Minoans was Thera, Therans etc, but as far as Atlantis goes, Plato sourced an Egyptian priest called Solon as the one who told him the story of Atlantis. Plato’s dialogues are all broadly educational stories and do not appear to be based upon accurate historical accounts, but he uses historical events within his narratives, perhaps a bit like Dan Brown!

Carmen: happy Valentines and Xinnian kuai le… happy year of the Tiger… grrr…

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:05:35 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day and Gong Xi Fa Cai, Olly!! Wishing you lots of fat Red Envelopes! Hope you are well and having fun.

Carmen : )

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:22:30 +0000

Ok, so I have some uninformed questions. I say ‘uninformed’ because I haven’t read Plato since a Philosphy class in my freshman year of college like a decade ago, but my questions are these: Did Plato or his contemporaries have another name for the Minoan civilzation? Did anyone refer to it as Atlantis somewhere, or is Plato just pulling that name out of his ass? I mean, as a mathmetician and historian, wouldn’t he call the place by it’s right name? Does he also have a history of retelling factual stories while changing names and places? If no, then I would assume he would have recorded the destruction as the destruction of the Minoan’s (again, assuming that is what folks’ called them back in the day). If yes, then, well, all this conjecture is for nothing, and I just wasted 10 minutes of my time and yours :)

I should just do the research on Plato myself, but that is less entertaining than asking someone else. Thanks!

By: V. Leigh

V. Leigh — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:18:08 +0000

Unrelated to video-

What happened to the iNomad website? The ‘mission statement’ on facebook seemed like a good alternative to a military career…

By: Tan

Tan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:58:28 +0000

Hi, Olly
Where are you? What is on the show for tonight? I guess I will try to check it out on the Discovery and see if it going to say anything about the show tonight. I guess you must be very busy, it ok. we all understand. I don’t even know how you can keep up with everything as you been doing. Take care and stay safe, Tan

By: Thorwald C. Franke

Thorwald C. Franke — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:59:21 +0000

All who want to know more about Atlantis, have a look on Atlantis-Scout webpage! Enjoy!