Download or read book Timaeus and Critias written by Plato, and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts.