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from Visipix
The Atlantis Code The ancient tale of the mysterious and elusive empire of Atlantis has captivated the imagination of scholars, archeologists, historians, psychics, treasure-seekers, adventurers, philosophers and poets, for over two thousand years. Modern investigations utilizing hi-tech equipment has increased the intensity of the current debates; as to the reality and the true location of this ancient lost civilization. The Atlantis Motherland book presents a dramatic new perspective of this age old mystery which is recorded in The Dialogues of Plato in the his works entitled Critias and Timaeus. A secret code to this intricate puzzle can be deciphered to reveal the true location of ancient Atlantis. The clues begin to formulate when we examine a meeting, which occurred in ancient Egypt, in the early 6th century BC, between a charismatic Greek statesman and an aged Egyptian priest.
The Incredible Journey of Solon While visiting the priests of Sais, Solon learned the story of a magnificent ancient civilization that disappeared 9,000 years before this famous ancient meeting occurred. An Egyptian priest of very great age, named Sonchis, told Solon an incredible tale of ancient empires, natural catastrophes and a great war. Sonchis harshly criticized Solon for telling mythological Greek fairy tales, regarding the deeds of the past; and scorned Solon's lack of knowledge of the true history of his honorable and heroic Athenian ancestors, who had bravely advanced alone against a seemingly invincible adversary, during an ancient nearly forgotten war. Softening his stern manner, the aged priest of Sais, then explained to Solon how the Greeks had lost the knowledge of their history, as a consequence of the many natural catastrophes that had befallen Greece. He also adamantly assured Solon that the events he was revealing, although seemingly fantastic, were indeed, absolutely true. Sonchis praised the valor and wisdom of Solon’s ancestors; who created the most honorable and noble of nations, known as ancient Hellas, the land of the Hellenes. The aged Egyptian priest proceeded by describing the incredible size and grandeur of the magnificent empire of the adversaries of the Hellenes; its capitol city contained elaborately intricate, yet strange and barbaric appearing temples and palaces, filled with exotic golden, silver and ivory treasures. Sonchis described great walls surrounding circular islands which protected the citadel of this vast metropolis. These walls were covered with coatings of brass, tin and the mysterious orichalcum. The intriguing tale of great lost treasures fascinated Solon; being a successful merchant, he instantly recognized the tremendous treasure hunting opportunity that was being presented. If he could find this lost empire, riches such as the world had never seen would be his for the taking. Even greater opportunities of discovering the advanced technologies that were employed to build this magnificent empire, might also be gained for the benefit of all the citizenry of Greece. With the help of Egyptians scribes, Solon began translating the treasured historical records, into the Greek language, vividly depicting the amazing ancient events and deciphering the names of the characters in this ancient epic saga. Solon named the land of the adversaries of his Greek ancestors, Atlantis, in honor of the ancient Greek Titan, Atlas. Solon did not, unfortunately, record the Atlantean name, or the Egyptian name, of this lost empire; therefore to this day, it is known as Atlantis.
The Atlantean Province of Egypt was located along the eastern Black Sea. Sonchis revealed to Solon that Egypt, as we know it today, was founded in 8,600 BC, one thousand years after the great war between Atlantis and the ancient Greeks (Hellenes). Sonchis also revealed that, prior to the war, Egypt had been a province under the control of the Atlantean kings. This dictates that the Atlantean province of Egypt was located somewhere other than its current location.
Colchis is famous for its rich gold deposits which filled the mountain streams with an abundance of gleaming gold nuggets and sparkling fines. The traditional method of mining in this area was to place sheep skins in the streams and let the stream deposit the gold nuggets into the fleece. Colchis was the destination of Jason and the Argonaut's journey, in the ancient tale of their mighty quest to seize the "golden fleece."
The Colchis Egyptians scribed the events of the terrible misfortune that befell their beloved families and friends on golden tablets, which were consecrated by their tears as they worked. They gathered their most sacred possessions and migrated far away from the treacherous sea, following old migration routes; they traveled to the Middle East and then to the Nile. This migration took one thousand years, placing the Egyptians at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, instead of the eastern end of the Black Sea, where they had previously dwelled.
The Egyptians found a new empire along the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The ancient Egyptian priests had the great responsibility of preserving the history of their ancestors. This became the sole purpose of the priests of Sechat; they preserve the sacred ancient records and protect the secret location of their sacred Motherland from falling into the hands of their enemies, seafaring competitors, and marauding barbarians. The ancient Egyptian priests also had the great responsibility of providing the citizens with a common history and spiritual beliefs that would unite the diverse populous and cause them to honor the Pharaoh and build a strong and prospering united nation. The priests and scholars in Egypt, in 8,600 BC, realized they now lived on the Mediterranean, instead of the Black Sea. Surely great debates occurred among them as they deciphered the sacred golden tablets which their ancestors tearfully scribed, long generations before. They translated the names of the actors in this ancient drama into the names of the gods and goddesses that were popular at the time. The geographical names were translated into various locations around the Mediterranean, which were familiar to the populous. Only the highest priests and royalty of Egypt knew their sacred motherland lies by another forgotten sea far to the north.
The true "secret" location of Atlantis is the Sea of Azov The royalty and priests of Egypt became eager to find their lost motherland. Scouts were sent out to retrace their migration routes. The priests of Egypt finally found the motherland of their Egyptian ancestors, and the remnants of the empire of Atlantis, north of the Black Sea. The precipitous cliffs, lining the northern Black Sea, fit the description recorded in the sacred records perfectly. They found the muddy entrance to the Sea of Azov, where the Island of Atlantis sank. At that time, the Sea of Azov was a small sea with vast marshy swap areas, small islands, rivulets and mud flats stretching for hundreds of square miles. The Egyptians sent political envoys, priests and great expeditions to their sacred motherland. They located the City of Atlantis, which did not completely sink during the earthquakes. The violent earthquakes, torrential floods and tidal waves, had left the building stones of the once mighty city, her splendid treasures, and the sacred bones of our beloved ancient ancestors, randomly strewn everywhere. The Egyptians erected memorials and built elaborate burial vaults to give honor and reverence to their ancestors.
"PILLARS" is the secret code for "SYMPLEGADES" (BOSPORUS)
After the Bosporus became navigable, the Egyptians required safe passage through the Dardanelles. Sonchis decided to trust Solon and reveal the true location of Atlantis, in return for Greek cooperation in extracting the treasures of Atlantis. Before receiving the 9,000 year old secret, Solon pledged a vow, to never reveal the secret to finding Atlantis. Solon listened, with great interest, as Sonchis
described the route to Atlantis; The physical description of the Pillars of Heracles matches exactly the geography stretching between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. This geological description was retained in the sacred transcripts, but the place names were purposely altered to send competitors out of the Mediterranean Sea, through the strait of Gibraltar and into the Atlantic Ocean, in a futile search for treasures of Atlantis.
"International conspiracy" to protect the treasures of Atlantis Before the opening of the Bosporus, the most direct route from Egypt to Atlantis was across Asia Minor (Turkey). The Egyptians established a trade route across the Taurus and Pontic mountains, rather than following the old migration route around the east end of the Black Sea. The Egyptians needed to bargain with foreign kings and mercenaries in order to secure safe passage through foreign nations along the route across Turkey. The wary priests and royalty of Egypt carefully guarded the secret of the true location of Atlantis. They only revealed the truth when absolutely necessary, and only then when they were certain that they were bargaining with honorable kings, generals or wealthy merchants, who would honor their vow of secrecy. When all the necessary agreements were made, the Egyptians launched expeditions and sent caravans to bring the fabulous wealth of Atlantis by ship to Turkey, then across land to the Mediterranean Sea.
A "living treasure" of Atlantis The Egyptians negotiated peaceful trade agreements with the Tauri, who were the descendants of the survivors of the inundation of Atlantis. The Tauri had also returned to their sacred motherland; but they had lost most of the knowledge of their past, and they had also lost most of the knowledge of the advanced technologies of Atlantis, just as the Greeks had. The Tauri, however, had maintained their greatest treasure, which were their horses. They developed a nomadic horseman culture, so they were always ready to flee sudden danger, from warring tribes or from the unpredictable whims of mother-nature. The Tauri gave birth to many of the nomadic tribes of the southeastern European steppes; they were the horse-breeders of the mighty war-horse of the Don.
The Egyptians excavated a wide variety of ancient treasures, and they mined out the entire coating of the orichalcum wall of the metropolis of Atlantis, smelting it at the metallurgical complexes located on the Island of Cyprus, before transporting it on to Egypt for domestic use and foreign trade. Their great enterprise was, of course, periodically interrupted by invasions of barbarians, civil unrest, famine, disease, political intrigues and natural disasters. Fortunately, the sacred records of Atlantis were carefully preserved, by the Egyptian priests, through the passing millennia.
The "Golden Touch" of King Midas The Atlantis Motherland dramatization, based on archeological, mythological and historical records, continues in the 8th century BC; At that time, endeavoring to sail up the treacherous currents of the Bosporus was still a death defying feat. The Egyptians entered into negotiations with King Midas of Gordion in Phrygia (Mushki), for the purpose of acquiring safe passage across Turkey. The Egyptians and Phrygians, agreed to establish an outpost on Kerch Strait, which King Midas named Panticapaeum, in honor of the God, Pan. Another outpost was established at the north end of the Sea of Azov, called Tanais (modern Rostov-on-Don). This time the invasion of colonists into the former Atlantian Empire angered the Kimmerians, who were the current inhabitants of Atlantis. They took great offense at being robbed, by King Midas, of what they naturally considered to be their own treasures. They formed an alliance with their neighboring tribes (the Scythians and Tauri) and mounted an attack against the land of King Midas. The Kimmerians scorched the earth and blockaded Phrygia. The population of Phrygia grew hungry and Midas was forced to return the confiscated booty to the Kimmerians and abandon Panticapaeum. The Kimmerians, still angry, vowed to defeat Egypt. They continued pressing onward, waging war through the Levant as they aggressed on toward Egypt. Fortunately, a peace agreement was agreed on before they reached Egypt, and most the Kimmerians returned to their motherland, but some remained in Anatolia. Midas realized his lust for gold had caused his nation to be invaded and decimated. Midas then rejected the desire for great wealth and adopted the ancient Athenian philosophy of living a simple life in harmony with the land. Tales of the exotic golden treasures, that King Midas once held in his possession, gave birth to the legend of the "golden touch" of King Midas.
The Greeks found colonies on the Kerch and Taman Peninsulas. After Solon returned from visiting Egypt, the Greeks eagerly established colonies on the Kerch and Taman Peninsulas (Cimmerian Bosporus), where the metropolis of Atlantis once flourished. The colonies grew quickly, supported by the treasures the Greeks extracted from our sacred motherland.
The ancient stones that had once been used in the construction of the temples of Atlantis were re-hewn to build their new temples, palaces and homes. The ancient quarries of Atlantis were reopened and the red, white and black building stones were once again being extracted, hewn and used to construct the beginnings of a new empire. The extremely fertile soil, surrounding Kerch strait, raised abundant crops of wheat that were transported back to Greece. Concealed beneath the piles of wheat sheaths, the valuable cargo of the treasures of Atlantis were also transported to Greece and to Egypt, and sold and traded throughout the Mediterranean area and beyond.
Solon never revealed the secret of the "Atlantis Code."
The ancient Egyptian "Atlantis Code" protected the secret location of Atlantis for thousands of years, sending explorers, adventurers and treasure seekers to locations in and around the Atlantic Ocean and beyond, while the Island of Atlantis lay silently, beneath thousands of years of accumulating alluvial deposits, in the Sea of Azov.
Searching for the "divine portion." Solon's ancient transcript recorded more than the details of history and the geography of ancient Atlantis and Hellas; it also recorded the great wisdom of the aged Egyptian priest, who challenges us to search not only for lost civilizations, and magnificent hidden treasures, but also to search for a greater treasure; that is the "divine portion" within us. By nurturing this "divine portion," we may someday be able to re-awaken the peaceful primal culture of Atlantis and the honorable culture of the ancient Hellenes. By devotion to the divine portion in our human spirit, we may discover the secret to establishing peace between all the members of our beautiful blue planet tribe, and build an empire that is in harmony with our natural environment; for we are all one family; all descendants of our primeval ancestors who once flourished in our ancient motherland, Atlantis.
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According
to Plato's Dialogues; Solon traveled to Egypt to enquire about Greek
history and negotiate trade deals between Greece and Egypt. Solon
was a highly respected Greek statesman, poet and famous sage, who
was renowned for his fairness, wisdom and mesmerizing orations.
He was the great law-giver of Athens. Today, statues and sculpture
of Solon are displayed in the halls of the Library of Congress,
US House of Representatives and the Supreme Court of the United
States, honoring the tremendous contributions that Solon made to
creating fair and just laws and initiating the formation of democratic
government as opposed to absolute rule by nobility.
The
Atlantean province of Egypt was located in Colchis, Georgia. To
help us determine the location of the Atlantean province of Egypt,
before the war, we find valuable information recorded in The Histories
by Herodotus. According to Herodotus, Egyptians occupied the area
of Colchis (ancient Vani) at the eastern end of the Black Sea. Herodotus
states that these Egyptians knew more about Egyptian history than
the Egyptians themselves. 
The
golden streams of the Atlantiean province of Egypt were located
in mountain valleys and foothills. The great earthquakes and floods
that destroyed Atlantis left many of the rich mountain villages
in Colchis relatively untouched by the cataclysmic disaster. However,
the massive destruction from the earthquakes and floods caused widespread
disease generated from the putrid debris, causing a massive migration.
The
Egyptians arrived at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, in
8,600 BC. They discovered fertile soil and mild climate. This was
the perfect place to found their new empire. As each generation
raised their crops and then returned to soil, the ancient plowers
expanded their new kingdom down the Levant and into the Nile delta.
As they mixed with the local indigenous tribes, their pantheon of
gods and goddesses, myths and history became mixed with the local
traditions. 
The
Atlantis Motherland project states that a simple, but very effective,
secret code was devised by the Egyptians to protect the location
of their sacred motherland from being defiled by barbarians and
looters. An old sea-traders trick of misnaming the straits that
you sail through was employed. The Pillars of Heracles is actually
the Bosporus Strait, formerly known as Symplegades.
You
enter straits having a narrow entrance (the Dardanelles) then you
sail into a small sea or harbour (the Sea of Marmara) then through
the Pillars of Heracles (Bosporus) and on into the true sea (Black
Sea). 
The
Egyptians transported horses, a living treasure of Atlantis, back
to Egypt. By carefully breeding the little horses from the Azovian
steppes, which were the remnants of the magnificent mounts of the
Atlantean Kings, the Egyptians developed the elegant Arabian horse.
In return for the great treasures they took to Egypt, the Egyptians
paid tribute to the Tauri with exotic imports from Egypt and other
ports around the Mediterranean Sea. They remained at peace for many
years. 
Solon
kept his promise to the Egyptian priests and never revealed the
true location of Atlantis. Fortunately, his unfinished manuscript
was passed down through the generations. One hundred and eighty
years after Solon's visit to Egypt; his unfinished epic tale was
recited during a meeting to plan a festival for the goddess, Athene.
The account of this meeting was recorded by Plato, and survives
today in his works entitled
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References and related articles (External links open a new window): Map of Tauricus and Colchis, Azov, Bosporus, Cimmerians, Symplegades, Kerch, Panticapaeum, Solon, Vani, Colchis, King Midas, Tanais, Phrygia, Cyprus, History of Agriculture from Wikipedia. Map of Greek Colonies; Panticapaeum, from Ancient Greek and Hellenistic Settlements. Pyramids in Crimea, Ukraine, from The research group of professor Gokh V.A. (Thanks to Wisteria at AR forum for the link). Map of Pyramids in Crimea, posted on the Graham Hancock Message Boards. The Crimea: Scythian/Greek dualism, Royal Mound, The Stone Foundation, from Encyclopedia of Ukraine. The Gordion Archaeological Project at Gordion, Turkey, by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (UPM). Gordion Excavation Project, Site maintained by R.C. Henrickson The necropolis of Pantikapaion (Kerch, Crimea), by Friederike Fless. Polis and Chora in the Kingdom of Bosporus, by Sergey Saprykin Inscriptions of the North Coast of the Black Sea, Inscriptions by Region. (not available in English) Equus Gmelini - Tarpan, Edited by R.A. March 16, 2004. The
Natufian Culture in the Levant, Threshold to the Origins of Agriculture,
by OFER BAR-YOSEF. Map, page 2. The Birth of Coinage, by Robert Mundell, Dept. of Economics, Columbia University, Sept. 1999. Images on this page: Solon (638?-559? BC.), Sculptor, Brenda Putnam, located on North Wall, US House of Representatives. OI NOMOI ("the law"), bronze sculpture of Solon stands in the Library of Congress. Sculptor: Frederick Wellington Ruckstall. Colchis Map, public domain, adapted from Wikipedia. Route from Colchis to Egypt, adapted from World Topo map, USGS. The sun horses of Apollo frescos in the emperor hall, adapted from Visipix.
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