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Plato, Timaeus, Page 25b: The power of Atlantis marches on the strait
Critias lists how far the kings of Atlantis ruled inside the strait, then says they gathered all their force to enslave Athens, Egypt and every land inside the mouth in one attack. The Egyptian priest turns to Solon and praises the courage of ancient Athens.
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ΛιβύηςLibýēsLibyaμὲνmèn—ἦρχονêrchonruledμέχριméchrias far asπρὸςpròs—ΑἴγυπτονAígyptonEgypt,τῆςtês—δὲdèandΕὐρώπηςEurṓpēsEuropeμέχριméchrias far asΤυρρηνίαςTyrrēníasTyrrhenia.Read on word by word in the reader ›
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