Because the city was invaded by a seafaring people who worshipped or were governed by the God of the Sea. The God of the Sea being the Law of The Sea.
When the captain of the ship set foot on the land he represented the Law or God of the Sea so legally in affect the land sank to the bottom of the sea but not literally or immediately, but in time the legal state became a literal state and the land literally sank to the bottom of the sea, or the sea for some phenomonal natural reason rose and the land went underwater and naturally washed away by centuries of water erosion.
Plato mentions the continent of Atlantis, which was supposed to be west of the Mediterranean, "the size of Libya and Asia" - Which means the size of North Africa and the Middle East. Many people believe this to be South America. Atlantis was also supposed to be the capital city of the most powerful of the ten kingdoms of the continent of Atlantis. So yes, it can be said that it is a continent.
Technically speaking no one actually knows whether or not Atlantis was real. However it was said to be a lost civilization that was to be far more advanced then the world today. Atlantis was said to be a whole continent. Supposedly, the Greek god Poseidon (god of water) was angry at the city and so submerged it. But what is mysterious is that Atlantis was thought to be in the Bermuda Triangle(the graveyard of the ocean). The Bermuda Triangle is a triangle with points made up of three cities Miami, San Juan PUERTO RICO and Bermuda. It is said that thousands of vessels have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle; without a trace! Maybe it's the city taking it's revenge on the world but no one will ever know. Instead it will remain a mystery...Written by PianoCullenTo be honest Atlantis was not sunk by Poseidon since Atlantis was his creation and it worshipped only him, from what i have gathered from documentary's and books Atlantis had become such a marvel that the other gods became jealous that Poseidon had made such a perfect creation and they hadn't so they punished Atlantis by sinking it into the sea since they could not punish PoseidonEdited by Irascor
Anything is possible - well, almost. There have been many hypotheses about Atlantis. No clear evidence for Atlantis exists, to date. However, most Atlantis theorists have focused on the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Still, if Atlantis did exist, it might be somewhere least expected by the theorists thus far.
I am the king of atlantis and I still am
Atlantis is a mythological island that was written about by Plato. There is no evidence that Atlantis ever existed.
It was made of stone.
9600 BC
the reason why Poseidon sunk the city of Atlantis is that the people were so sinful that made Poseidon very angry and sent a tsunami to sink it...
Lost city of Atlantis
atlantis is a lost city ddaaa
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if you mean the sunken city of Atlantis they say that atlantis may be in the Bermuda triangle
it is at the bottom of pacific ocean BUT it is invisible
No, Atlantis is not a planet. According to Greek mythology, Atlantis was a mythical island city that supposedly disappeared into the sea. It is not a celestial body like a planet.
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Atlantis could be stretched to fit, but Atlantis was- Greek.