Does the city of atlantis exist in real life?

Answer 1

Evidence exists for and againt the Lost Continent. Plato put it down in words in 360 BC ( Boxing the compass, pun intended). Greece has a shattered topography, and is earthquake prone as well. The possibility exists Atlantis could have been any one of various Greek colonies ( usually in enemy territory) or City-States. Thousands of books, both serious and occultic have been published on the subject. One writer seems to think that Atlantis may have been mainland Italy or possibly Sicily. Sicily, specifically, Syracuse, was under Greek Hegemony for many years and produced the famous Decadrachma of Syracuse. This coin almost certainly inspired the Morgan Dollar. There is some evidence Greek (not necessarily Atlantean) Metallurgists came up with a form of Red Gold- the Orichalc of legend, and this was AU 800, CU 200 the larger portion of Copper giving the metal a reddish tinge. The Jury is still out on Atlantis. If it was in existence as long as they claimed, almost certainly relics- through commercial trade, would have survived and turned up in various parts of Greece- such as statuary, coins, religious articles, and other durable items. No authentic Atlantis relics are known to exist but the possibility that the Antikythera device may be one, well it is a nice idea. In the song by Donovan hints are dropped that Atlantis was on the coordinates of 42 degrees. and was close to North Africa. Getting down to the Boot so to speak.

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Many people believe that the historical basis for the Atlantis myth was the Minoan Civilization on the island of Thera in the Mediterranean (now called Santorini).
The Minoan eruption is a key marker for the Bronze Age chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean world.
The Island exploded in a huge volcanic eruption that destroyed the Minoan civilization across the whole Mediterranean somewhere between 1627 BCE and 1600 BCE.

Answer 2

No, the city of Atlantis is a mythical island that appears in the writings of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. There is no archaeological or historical evidence to support the existence of a real Atlantis.