Project Gutenberg 1998-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 1099 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Critias Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critias_(dialogue) Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Critias" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the late 4th century BC. This text serves as a fragment of a larger trilogy and explores themes related to the legendary island of Atlantis and the contrasting character of ancient Athens. The dialogue serves as a mythological narrative, highlighting philosophical reflections on society, governance, and morality through a tale of idealized conflict between Athens and a powerful, decadent Atlantis. In "Critias," the titular character recounts a story he claims was handed down from the ancient Athenian statesman Solon, who learned about Atlantis from Egyptian priests. The narrative describes the magnificent island of Atlantis, its divine origins, and its eventual moral decline. Critias details the governance of Atlantis, which is divided into ten kingdoms, and emphasizes the initial virtues of the Atlanteans. However, as greed and moral decay set in, they ultimately provoke the wrath of the gods, leading to their catastrophic downfall. The dialogue underscores the themes of virtue, the ideal state, and the consequences of moral failure while contrasting the glorious past of both Atlantis and Athens against their eventual decline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Classical literature PA Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 87708 2025-07-01T09:56:13.969523 text/html 82628 2013-01-16T09:06:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 29573 2013-01-16T09:07:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 81386 2025-07-01T09:56:17.564555 application/epub+zip 80645 2025-07-01T09:56:15.462539 application/epub+zip 80645 2025-07-01T09:56:14.497576 application/epub+zip 134291 2025-07-01T09:56:19.179529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125761 2025-07-01T09:56:17.008524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108783 2022-09-01T11:27:03.608222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75831 2025-07-01T09:56:13.734720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75671 2008-08-15T11:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28296 2008-08-15T11:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18997 2025-07-01T09:56:19.304516 application/rdf+xml 7343 2025-07-01T09:56:14.969552 image/jpeg 2139 2025-07-01T09:56:14.732520 image/jpeg 77777 2025-07-01T09:56:13.977524 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia