Written in the 4th century BC, "Timaeus & Critias" are two of Plato's more famous stories. Considered as the sequel to the Republic, “Timaeus” speculates about cosmology, where the universe as a whole is divine and ruled by mathematical truths.

When did Plato write Timaeus and Critias?

The original story of the lost island of Atlantis comes to us from two Socratic dialogues called Timaeus and Critias, both written about 360 BCE by the Greek philosopher Plato. Together the dialogues are a festival speech, prepared by Plato to be told on the day of the Panathenaea, in honor of the goddess Athena.

When did Plato write his dialogues?

Generally, the works which are most often assigned to Plato's early years are all considered to be Socratic dialogues (written from 399 to 387).