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Plato Essay-Topic-Plato's dialogues, __Critias__ and __Timaeus__, influenced the future stories of Atlantis by being the first to write of Atlantis and by providing such great detail of Atlantis and it's people.
 * 1) Plato was born either born 428 BCE or 427 BCE
 * 2) Plato died somewhere around 346 BCE
 * 3) Plato wrote 27 dialogues of philosophy and politics
 * 4) Plato was the first person to write about the Lost City of Atlantis
 * 5) Plato gave great detail on the people and how they met their end
 * 6) Plato's __Critias__ was written in 360 BCE
 * 7) In __Critias__, Critias gives a brief description on Atlanteans
 * 8) Critias states that the royal family of Atlas (another name for Atlantis) had more wealth than any king before and more than any king to come
 * 9) They were completely furnished in both the city and the country
 * 10) Their commerce was great because of their greatness
 * 11) The island itself provided enough for the basics needs of life
 * 12) They were successful archeologists, the dug up many solids like orichalcum, which was founded at many parts of the island
 * 13) Orichalcum was more valuable than anything except gold
 * 14) There was an abundance of wood for carpenting
 * 15) They were skilled animal trainers
 * 16) There were also a great number of elephants on the island
 * 17) Every plant and any other source of fragrances that will every be used grew on Atlantis

Plato. "Critias." __The Internet Classics Archive__. 1994-2009. Web Atomics. Brunswick High School, Brunswick, MD. 2 December 2010 . Plato. "Timaeus." __The Internet Classics Archive__. 1994-2009. Web Atomics. Brunswick High School, Brunswick, MD. 2 December 2010 .