# Timaeus & Critias

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- Authors: [Plato](https://www.bookquiver.com/plato)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2008-11-13
- Genres: Philosophy

## Description

In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts.

## Editions

### Timaeus & Critias

- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- ISBN: 978-01-9280-735-9
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2008-11-13
- Language: en_US