Penguin Kids Thousands of years ago,the Empire of Atlantis was a wonderful place. The people of Atlantis built computers, amazing buildings, and fantastic flying machines. Then one day, a great storm came to Atlantis. The waters rose and soon they covered everything. In just one day, the whole of Atlantis disappeared. Milo studied Atlantis and taught his students everything he knew about it. Many did not believe his stories. Was Atlantis a real place?