article_snippet: It has long been seen as a mythical and powerful city, lost for more than 2,000 years beneath the sea.
article_snippet: Explorers have traveled to Crete, Malta, Sicily and Santorini in search of the the mysterious metropolis of Atlantis - described in detai by Greek philosopher Plato.
article_snippet: Hubner's theory challenges previous ideas about Atlantis, that Hubner's theory lies somewhere beneath the sea .
article_snippet: What Hubner found appeared to have many of the attributes of Atlantis described 2,600 years ago by Plato, regarded as one of the greatest Western thinkers.
article_snippet: This map of Atlantis - oriented with south at the top - was drawn by 17th century scholar Athanasius Kircher, who pinpointed the mythical continent as being in the mid-Atlantic before it was lost to the sea .
article_snippet: Hubner concluded the ancient city described by Plato was highly improbable that all the characteristics of Atlantis were present in this area purely by chance.
article_snippet: The theory is described as 'the most convincing on paper' by Mark Adams' in Mark Adams' book, 'Meet me in Atlantis.'
article_snippet: Mark Adams' also found support for Hubner's idea that rather than sinking into the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis was overwhelmed by a large wave.
article_snippet: Hubner had claimed that the idea of Atlantis being beneath the sea was simply an example of the real elements of the story being lost over years of retelling.
article_snippet: his theory differs from many hypotheses that place Atlantis as a lost city beneath the sea, as described by Plato.
article_snippet: Atlantis was first described by the Greek philosopher Plato more than 2,000 years ago.
article_snippet: According to Plato's account, written around 360BC, Atlantis was a major sea power located in the Atlantic.
article_snippet: Over the centuries, scholars have attempted to locate the real Atlantis - believing Plato's account was based on a real ancient superpower.
article_snippet: Some believe the Atlantis myth was inspired by the Black Sea floods of around 5000BC - an event that may have also generated the flood stories which appeared in the Old Testament.
highlights_snippet: For centuries experts have believed Atlantis is a lost city under the sea .
  