Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World

Iberian inhabited the entire peninsula of Spain, from the Mediterranean to the

Egyptians in the north-east of Africa. The Iberians spread themselves over Spain, Gaul, and the British Islands as early as 4000 or 5000 B.C.... The fourth dynasty (of the Egyptian

entified with the Libyans with brown and grizzly skin, of whom Brugsch has already pointed

on claims that the Iberians embraced the Ligurians, Cantabrians, Asturians, and Aquitanians. Strabo says, speaking of the Turduli and Turdetani, "they are the most cultivated of all the Iberians; they employ

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are simple but proud, impetuous, merry, and hospitable. The women are beautiful, skilful in performing men's work, and remarkable for their vivaci

h the American type. Of all Europeans, we must provisionally hold the Basques to be t

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the same plan, which probably existed and were universally spoken at a remote period in that quarter of the world. Like the bones of the mammoth, it remains

d the base of the dark-haired population of England and Scotland. They seem t

ifteen years a surg

e Breton of pure blood has a long head, light yellow complexion of bistre tinge, eyes black or brown, stature short, and the black hair of the Cabyle. Like him, he instinctively hates strangers; in both are the same perversenes

y are communicative, impetuous, versatile; they pass rapidly from courage to despair. The Bretons are entirely different: they are taciturn, hold strongly t

chon refers to the inh

of the names by which

d Romans.

god to other nations-to the Egyptians, for example. In other words, the Atlanteans were the first known navigators. Li

, according to Plato

urope and the ancient inhabitants of Northern Africa, which should be read remembering that