Ancients - Why they died out?

[Dragon_Heart]

We know the ancients returned to earth after they sank atlantis, and that most of them either ascended or died. But, why? I know on earth homosapien life forms were at the peak of a revoloutinary evolution, but how could they fit in with primitive humans? Why did they not segragate themselves and re-populate until all of them ascended, and in the mean time leave us some pretty cool tech behind.

[s09119]

We know the ancients returned to earth after they sank atlantis, and that most of them either ascended or died. But, why? I know on earth homosapien life forms were at the peak of a revoloutinary evolution, but how could they fit in with primitive humans? Why did they not segragate themselves and re-populate until all of them ascended, and in the mean time leave us some pretty cool tech behind.

They got tired of running and fighting and having to start over. The Ancients had lived longer than any other race in the known universe... they were ready to rest.

[Rise Of The Phoenix]

We know the ancients returned to earth after they sank atlantis, and that most of them either ascended or died. But, why? I know on earth homosapien life forms were at the peak of a revoloutinary evolution, but how could they fit in with primitive humans? Why did they not segragate themselves and re-populate until all of them ascended, and in the mean time leave us some pretty cool tech behind.

It depends on how many actual Ancients remained.
If there was only a hundred or something I guess there may not have been enough of a variety of different gene pools to replenish their numbers.
If I was one of the Lantians who ascended I would have helped those who couldn't ascend on their own.

[Alteran of Atlantis]

It depends on how many actual Ancients remained.
If there was only a hundred or something I guess there may not have been enough of a variety of different gene pools to replenish their numbers.

Basically what you said. There were too few of them and not enough resources to rebuild their civilization. That, and they may have realized that their age was over. It was time for humans to continue where they left off.

[Splitsecond]

We know the ancients returned to earth after they sank atlantis, and that most of them either ascended or died. But, why? I know on earth homosapien life forms were at the peak of a revoloutinary evolution, but how could they fit in with primitive humans? Why did they not segragate themselves and re-populate until all of them ascended, and in the mean time leave us some pretty cool tech behind.

They did form some new civilisations, but some didn't want to bother, they wanted a simple life for a change.