Atlantis and the Pillars of Heracles: Why Cádiz Changes Everything

For over 2,000 years, Atlantis has been treated as a myth or allegory. But what if Plato was being precise, not poetic?

In this episode, Michael Donnellan breaks down the Cádiz Atlantis hypothesis, focusing on ancient Gadir (modern Cádiz, Spain) and its connection to Plato’s Timaeus and Critias. Using the original Greek terms, ancient geography, and Bronze Age context, we explore why Atlantis may have been located just outside the Pillars of Heracles, exactly where Cádiz sits.

We examine the role of Tartessos, one of the wealthiest and most mysterious cultures of the ancient world, and how its sudden disappearance aligns with earthquakes, flooding, and the Late Bronze Age collapse. Rather than placing Atlantis in the open Atlantic or a lost super-continent, this analysis stays grounded in real geography, ancient sources, and historical timelines.

This is not fantasy archaeology. This is a text-based investigation into what Plato actually wrote, why later interpretations may have distorted it, and how southern Iberia fits the description better than any other region proposed so far.

If Atlantis was real, it was not lost to the ocean; it was buried by time, mistranslation, and assumption.

Topics covered:
Atlantis and Plato
Cádiz and ancient Gadir
The Pillars of Heracles
Tartessos and ancient Spain
Bronze Age collapse
Earthquakes and flooding myths
Myth vs history

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