The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History’s Greatest Mystery Revealed - Gavis Menzies

Written by Gavis Menzies
Read by Gildart Jackson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: HarperAudio
Release date: October 25, 2011
Duration: 11:44:56

For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Until now, it has remained shrouded in myth. Yet, like ancient Troy, is it possible that this fabled city actually existed? If so, what happened to it and what are its secrets? The fascinating reality of Atlantis’s epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies—father of some of “the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history” (New York Times).

Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies has made a jaw-dropping discovery: Atlantis truly did exist, and was part of the incredibly advanced Minoan civilization that extended from its Mediterranean base to England, India, and even America. In The Lost Empire of Atlantis, he constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization and shares his remarkable findings.

As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure, The Lost Empire of Atlantis is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past.
This book, by the author of 1421 (which posits that the Chinese discovered America ahead of Columbus), is about an ancient shipbuilding and trading culture on Crete about 1500 BCE. It’s part history and part travelogue. And that’s both its strength and its weakness. The conversational tone makes for easy listening. A dry litany of facts and theories could put listeners to sleep, so the author spices it up with observations about the contemporary landscape and culture. Yet he sometimes dawdles over those passages, clearly slowing the pace of the work. Gildart Jackson does an able job as narrator, giving the personal sections just the right touches of lightness but not making the history sound too ponderous. References are made regularly to illustrations in “the enhanced form” of the audiobook, which are helpful and enlightening but of little help to someone listening on an audio-only device. ….. AudioFile