The Enigma of Atlantis I believe that there never was an island known as Atlantis. If the people of Atlantis made war against other countries to find wealth and power, don't you think that anybody would know of the wars that went on? Even though the people of the ancient items didn't usually record events in history, have you ever heard of passing it on from generation to generation? Have gods ever laid before such cruel punishment on any civilization like Plato claims was laid on Atlantis? To say that there was terrible heat, then tidal waves, and earthquakes during a twenty four hour perio