Kain Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 When a group of Spaniards landed at the base on Antartica(where it is still moderatley warm and actually land), they found a group of 'savages' that nobody had ever seen before. They spoke a language that the Spaniards had never heard before, and they had maps of the Mediterranian Area - with one difference: There was a different land mass where the Sea was supposed to be. From what the Spaniards could tell, these 'savages' were referring to THAT landmass as their home... ...of course, when the Spaniards failed to turn the savages into Christians, they butchered the lot of them. Watching the History Channel damn-near non-stop about stuff like Atlantis really pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Deathrays indeed! The only original source of information regarding "Atlantis" comes from Plato's Timaeus and Critias. All else is fiction. In fact, Plato was probably fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Originally posted by Kain When a group of Spaniards landed at the base on Antartica(where it is still moderatley warm and actually land), they found a group of 'savages' that nobody had ever seen before. They spoke a language that the Spaniards had never heard before, and they had maps of the Mediterranian Area - with one difference: There was a different land mass where the Sea was supposed to be. From what the Spaniards could tell, these 'savages' were referring to THAT landmass as their home... Sorry to tell you, but there is no evidence of that actually occurring. Spaniards Bartoleme and Gonzalo Garcia de Nodal were blown off course while attempting to navigate around Cape Horn and discovered tiny islands they named Islas Diego Ramirez. This was the first recorded visit by Spaniards, and the southern most visited land until 1622. Dutch pilot Dirck Gerritsz had then been blown off course where he supposedly discovered a land of "snow covered mountains." It wasn't untill 1775 that Captain Cook, in the Resolution, finally proved the existance of a "Southern Continent" by circumnavigating Antarctica. His determination that the landmass there was of little use to anyone dissuaded funding of further exploration... for the most part. But no one had ever set foot on the actual continent of Antarctica until February 16, 1900 when Carsten Borchgrevink led an expedition of 10 men and 75 dogs. Until then, only some of the outlying islands had been visited. History is best got from a book... not a channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Originally posted by SkinWalker History is best got from a book... not a channel I agree, and you are probably best bet to stay away from the internet, unless it is a direct quote from a book, or a respectable historian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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