Atlantis was the first place on earth where it was widely accepted that land ownership was a collective thing – every citizen shared the same rights, no matter if they were a king or a humble farmer. However, all these wonders and triumphs could not save Atlantis from its own people. The writings of the great philosopher Plato tell us that this advanced society was consumed by greed and power until the gods wept and sent great waves and earthquakes to take it beneath the sea. Atlantis was lost forever.