Chapter 1616: The Legend of Atlantis
The excited white man in his fifties, who is also a professor at Columbia University's School of History, studies Arab history in the Middle East and is also an expert on Arabic.
Hearing his words, a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of everyone in this small reception room, could there be any major discovery
When his voice fell, Ye Tian immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to a single sofa next to him, and said with a smile:
"You may be seated, Professor Paul, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Professor Paul nodded slightly, then walked over to the single couch and sat down, the expression on his face still agitated.
Immediately after, Ye Tian asked curiously:
"Professor Paul, tell me about the results of your research and interpretation, what exactly is the meaning of that mysterious Arabic text, and what great secrets are hidden behind it.
To tell the truth, I searched almost the Arabic dictionary to decipher the mysterious Arabic text, but I found nothing, and I never understood the meaning of the word.
In desperation, I contacted you through Professor Kane and asked you to help decipher the string of words, but I didn't expect that in just two days, you successfully deciphered the string of texts, admiration"
Listening to Ye Tian's compliments, the eyes of the professor of Middle Eastern Arab history at Columbia University couldn't help but show a little smugness
Everyone loves to listen to compliments, whether they are Chinese or foreigners, all of them are the same, and the Professor Paul in front of him is naturally no exception
"Of course, I, a Middle Eastern Arab historian and Arabic expert, didn't give it for nothing, and deciphering Arabic was not a matter of effort?"
After some smugness, Professor Paul smiled and said:
"Steven, it's normal that you can't decipher that mysterious Arabic script, because it's ancient Arabic, and it's a very obscure place name, and not many people know about it.
Old Arabic refers to the period from the Umayyad to the Abbasid dynasty, that is, from the seventh century to the ninth century AD, and was mainly written, as opposed to spoken language.
This mysterious text is the ancient Arabic language, which cannot be found in modern Arabic dictionaries, and almost no one knows these classical texts except for some literary experts who study Arabic.
And this mysterious text is the name of an ancient city, which only exists in ancient legends, and few people know about it, and its name never even appears in any canon.
Legend has it that the ancient city was located on the Atlantic coast, in present-day Morocco, close to the famous city of Casablanca, but its exact location is unknown.
Hundreds of years ago, the city seemed to evaporate from the world and suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only some mysterious legends that were almost unknown over time
Because of this, this mysterious Arabic text is very difficult to decipher, and we also combined some ancient Arabic texts and legends, carefully studied and scrutinized, and finally came to this result."
"Wow, it turns out that it is ancient Arabic, and it has never appeared in any classics, no wonder I can't find it in the Arabic dictionary, and I have worked in vain to co-author"
Ye Tian said abruptly and shook his head slightly.
Professor Paul looked at him deeply, then continued:
"Steven, if I'm not mistaken, this mysterious ancient Arabic text must be from the golden crown you found in the English Channel, which is the text engraved on the inside of that crown.
Once you've discovered the Golden Crown, you've only shown what it looks like, and it's beautiful, extravagant, breathtaking, and clearly a priceless piece of top-notch antique.
But you kept the Arabic inscription engraved on the inside of the golden crown a secret, never revealing any information about it, until you pulled out this mysterious ancient Arabic script.
Is there any other text or number message behind this mysterious ancient Arabic text, if there is, Steven, can you show me the words or numbers?"
After speaking, Professor Paul stared at Ye Tian's face tightly, his eyes full of anticipation, looking forward to hearing the best answer.
Ye Tian looked at this Arab historian in the Middle East, and said secretly in his heart:
"You guessed it right, man, there is indeed a string of numbers after that ancient Arabic place name, but I'm sorry, it's my secret, and I can't tell anyone else."
Although he thought so in his heart, what came out of Ye Tian's mouth was another set of words.
"Professor Paul, you haven't said the name of that ancient city, how far away it is from that location in Casablanca, according to the legends that circulate in the Arab region of the Middle East
What's more, I would love to know what great secrets lie behind that legendary ancient city."
Ye Tian avoided Paul's question, but threw out the question he wanted to know the answer to the most, which was the purpose of hiring Professor Paul to decipher the mysterious text.
If it's just to get a legendary ancient place name, why bother with it, it's enough to hold on
Hearing Ye Tian's questions, Betty and Professor Kane all looked at Professor Paul, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity and wanted to know the answers to these questions.
"What a cunning bastard, who doesn't even reveal his mouth at all, it's so disgusting that I have spent so much energy and effort studying that mysterious ancient Arabic script"
Professor Paul spat a few words and then spoke out about his research results.
"There is no way to verify how to pronounce that mysterious ancient Arabic text, and even I, an Arabic expert, cannot pronounce it accurately.
I can only decipher the connotation, and the string of words means the city of the sea, that is, the ancient city that was originally located near Casablanca, called the city of the sea"
"It turned out to be the city of the sea, and the name sounds very good, and it is very bold."
Ye Tian said abruptly and nodded slightly.
After a pause, Professor Paul continued:
The exact location of the city of the sea is unknown, but according to legend in the Arab region of North Africa, it should be northeast of Casablanca, not too far away.
From Casablanca, follow the coastline to the northeast, not far from Rabat, the capital of Morocco, and continue along the Atlantic coastline to the northeast is the Strait of Gibraltar"
Everyone nodded in unison, and everyone still knows a lot about these geographical knowledge.
Without the slightest pause, Professor Paul continued to explain, his tone and expression becoming more and more agitated.
"I don't know if you have read the works of the famous Greek philosopher Plato, the dialogues, which mention the legend of Atlantis and the city of the sea.
In his writings, Plato described the island of Atlantis as located on the Pillar of Hercules, which is outside today's Strait of Gibraltar, meaning the real sea, the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition to pointing out the specific location of Atlantis, Plato also had a brief description of the city of Atlantis, including the name of the city of the sea.
This legendary city of the sea, located near Casablanca, coincides with the city of the sea mentioned by Plato in his dialogues, both in name and geographical location.
In addition, Coricias, a disciple of Socrates and a cousin of Plato, emphasized the authenticity of Atlantis three times, based on the famous ancient Greek poet Sauron.
Sauron, one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece, was known for his wisdom, and during a trip to Egypt, he once heard an old Egyptian shaman mention Atlantis and praise it with great praise.
Coricias learned from Sauron that Atlantis was a highly civilized continent with a very large sphere of influence, including the Atlantic coast of North Africa.
In the legends of the Arab region of North Africa, the city of the sea seems to be very different from other cities in the same region
Perhaps it is precisely because of the differences between the two civilizations that the city of the sea has always been in a forgotten corner, never appearing in any Arabic texts, only in legends.
Even the sudden disappearance of the city of the sea was due to the clash of two civilizations, and in the Middle Ages, neither Europe nor the Arab region of North Africa could tolerate the existence of aliens
Speaking of which, everyone here must have already understood that this string of ancient Arabic points to the city of the sea, which is likely to be related to the disappeared continent of Atlantis.
If this conjecture is confirmed, it will cause a huge sensation around the world, and follow this clue to explore, in case Atlantis is indeed found, the scene"
At this point, Professor Paul's gaze unconsciously lifted and looked straight at the blue sky outside the window, with a fascinated expression, and even a crazy light flashed in his eyes.
As for the other people in the reception room, they were all completely dumbfounded at this time, and sat in their seats one by one in a daze, their eyes full of incredulity and madness.
Like everyone else, Ye Tian's situation was not much better, his eyes were round, and both eyeballs were about to fly out
It took him a long time to wake up from the shock.
"Oh my God, it's actually the city of the sea that Plato mentioned in the dialogue, and it's actually Atlantis, the disappeared continent, it's crazy"
With Ye Tian's emotion, the rest of the people at the scene were all awakened.
Immediately after, this small reception room was completely fried, and the exclamations rang out.