Atlantica

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Atlantica is a 17th-century scholarly work by Olof Rudbeck the Elder that ambitiously argues Sweden was the cradle of ancient civilization, including Atlantis.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
scholarly work ⓘ
author Olof Rudbeck the Elder ⓘ
claims Sweden was Atlantis ⓘ
ancient Greek mythology originated in Sweden ⓘ
ancient civilizations derived from Sweden ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
describedBySource Swedish Gothicist tradition ⓘ
field antiquarianism ⓘ
comparative mythology ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
mythography ⓘ
genre antiquarian scholarship ⓘ
philological study ⓘ
pseudo-historical work ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation Olof Rudbeck the Elder – professor at Uppsala University ⓘ
hasPart volume 1 ⓘ
volume 2 ⓘ
volume 3 ⓘ
volume 4 ⓘ
hasReception considered pseudoscientific by modern scholars ⓘ
important in history of Swedish nationalism ⓘ
influencedBy 17th-century Gothicism ⓘ
Platonic dialogues about Atlantis ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainSubject Atlantis ⓘ
Swedish history ⓘ
ancient civilizations ⓘ
notableFor extreme claims about Swedish origins of civilization ⓘ
influence on Swedish national romanticism ⓘ
positionHeldInWork Sweden as cradle of civilization ⓘ
publicationCentury 17th century ⓘ
publicationPeriod 1670s ⓘ
publicationPlace Uppsala ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed antiquity ⓘ
usesMethod etymological comparisons ⓘ
interpretation of classical sources ⓘ

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