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Episode 50 – The Lost Empire

May 7, 2020EpisodesAmerica, Atlantis, Conspiracy, Europe, Greece, legends, lost cities, Mysteries, mythology, ocean, psychics, spiritualism, underwaterMaxwell

“In a single day and night of misfortune…the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea.” It is perhaps one of the most famous lines of dialogue attributed to a lost treasure, but the stories behind the Lost City of Atlantis are as vast as the ocean where it presumably lies. In celebration of Relic’s 50th episode, Part 1 of 2 in our deep dive into the Antlantean legacy. First, what basis is there to the legend, if any?

Music by Derek Fiechter and Purple Planet

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Episode 10 – City of Black Sails

October 6, 2017EpisodesAfrica, Crime, heists, legend, lost cities, Madagascar, mythology, ocean treasure, pirates, True CrimeMaxwell

For all of the lore surrounding history’s legendary pirates, not much is known about their lives on land. According to the same book that first introduced the world to pirate mythology, a chance encounter at sea led to the establishment of a democratic pirate republic in a hidden cove off the Madagascar coast. When a team of pirate captains pulled off the biggest heist in the golden age of piracy, it was said that they took refuge here. To this day, the treasure of the Gunsway Heist and the pirate hideaway of Libertalia has never been found.

Music by Derek Fiechter. Sample from Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy.”

Research shout-out to Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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