Show on ‘first Europeans’ opens at National Archaeological Museum in Athens

The story of the classical-era city of Europos, whose residents were the first people to be called Europeans according to ancient inscriptions, takes center stage in a new exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

Europos, located in the ancient Bottiaea district of Macedonia, was 18 kilometers from Pella, between the Axios River and Goumenissa. The exhibition, titled "The City of Europeans," comprises five sections that illuminate the lives of its citizens through 17 unique artifacts, photographs and audiovisual material.

It also includes two short films, one exploring the ancient city and its archaeological site and the other focusing on the life of Seleucus I Nicator. Seleucus, born in Europos, was one of the most significant successors of Alexander the Great and the founder of the illustrious Seleucid dynasty.

According to the Ephorate of...