| Well we definitely found Atlantis! This is | | | | Atlantis and Homer mentions this island in |
| according to Robert Sarmast. But who, exactly | | | | his work. Plato was another ancient greek as |
| is Mr. Robert Sarmast? Mr. Sarmast was an | | | | we know. This ancient philosopher lived about |
| architect who became fascinated with the | | | | 400 BC. There are two books written by Plato |
| search for lost civilizations and ancient | | | | that have passages referring to Atlantis. |
| history. For years he traveled, gathering | | | | These books are the Timeaus and the Criteas. |
| facts in his pursuit of these ancient | | | | They seem to indicate that Atlantis was |
| cultures. He was extremely interested in | | | | located in the Atlantic Ocean and was the |
| Atlantis. He published a book on the subject | | | | home of an advanced race that went to war |
| in 2003 entitled "Discovery of Atlantis" and | | | | against Athens and lost. It was said that |
| has come to the conclusion that the island of | | | | Atlantis was located before the Pillars of |
| Cyprus was where Atlantis existed. | | | | Hercules. It goes on to say that they, the |
| | | | Atlantans, had defeated many European |
| There are many theories as to where Atlantis | | | | countries but the Athenians were able to |
| existed. Lately the South Pole or Antarctica | | | | drive them back out of Europe. The story goes |
| has been suggested. In the past so many | | | | on to say that records of this feat were lost |
| different places have been chosen that if we | | | | due to a great flood that wipe out part of |
| were to make a list of them, they would cover | | | | Athens and all of Atlantis. In Criteas Plato |
| many different areas of the Earth. A few | | | | gives a very detailed account of Atlantis. |
| years ago ruins were found off the coast of | | | | |
| Japan and many suggest that this was the | | | | Now we know why people believe that Atlantis |
| location of Atlantis. The same is true with | | | | did exist. so let get back to Mr. Sarmast. |
| the Bahamas. The famous Bimini Road is said | | | | Why Cyprus and not somewhere else? "It's |
| to be a relic of Atlantis. Another area which | | | | definitely Atlantis,"Mr Sarmast said, |
| is said to be where Atlantis was situated is | | | | referring to Cyprus. Sarmast states that the |
| South America. After all there are many | | | | clues were there in Plato's descriptions. He |
| mysterious cities that have been abandoned | | | | said that received data from the National |
| there that were built in such a way as to | | | | Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that |
| defy construction methods. In some of these | | | | fits perfectly. He went on to say that this |
| places the stones are so close together that | | | | data was gathered in 1987 when a scientific |
| even a sheet of paper can't fit between them, | | | | survey of the Mediterranean was taken. Then |
| yet no mortar was used. In other of these | | | | to further back up his claim, he stated that |
| cities, huge stone were hauled to the tops of | | | | he had used sonar to find unnatural |
| mountains to be used in city construction, a | | | | formations that were found at the center of |
| feat that we can't even equal today. There | | | | the ancient city of Atlantis. |
| are other places where Atlantis was suspected | | | | |
| of existing and some of these are in the | | | | A remote viewer was called in by |
| middle of the ocean. Some people say that | | | | Psychognosia, an organization who had |
| Atlantis sank and that is why we can't find | | | | challenged the finding. The *remote viewer |
| its location. Oh there are so many different | | | | formerly used his talents while in the US |
| stories about Atlantis. | | | | military. When he was asked to tell what he |
| | | | saw both now and 10,000 years ago he stated, |
| So, why exactly do people believe that they | | | | that going back in time he could see a |
| know were Atlantis was,. or in fact, that it | | | | predominant city with buildings but now it |
| even existed? Homer, the famous Greek story | | | | was only ruins that were buried. |
| teller and author, lived around the 8th | | | | |
| century BC. Originally it was believed by | | | | Could Cyprus be Atlantis? Why not, I guess it |
| modern day people that Homer was a great | | | | has just as good of a chance as anywhere |
| writer of fiction, but then things began to | | | | else. Maybe Mr. Sarmast has hit upon |
| happen that suggested that maybe his works | | | | something. I guess only time will tell. |
| weren't fiction after all. The City of Troy | | | | |
| was unearthed. Homer had written the Iliad, | | | | *During the cold war, the US Government |
| the story of the battle between the Greeks | | | | conducted experiments using individuals to |
| and the city of Troy that lasted ten years. | | | | 'see' targets anywhere in the world from the |
| All of a sudden a work that all though was | | | | room they were in. The experiments were said |
| fiction may have been based on fact. People | | | | to have meet with some success. This same |
| began to look at the Odessy, another of | | | | people were said to be able to look into the |
| Homer's famous works. If the Iliad were true | | | | past. The Soviet Union also employed these |
| than could the Odessy be true also? This is | | | | same type of people, they were called Remote |
| important because many think that the | | | | Viewers. |
| Phoenician island of Scheria might have been | | | | |