Europus
(Εὔρωπός), a son of Macedon and Oreithyia, the daughter of Cecrops, from whom the town of Europus in Macedonia was believed to have received its name. (Steph. Byz. s. v.) [L.S]
EURO´PUS (Εὐρωπός, Strab. 7. p. 327), a town of Emathia (Ptol. 3.13.39), between Idomene and the plains of Cyrrhus and Pella, probably situated on the right bank of the Axius below Idomene. Not far above the entrance of the great maritime plain, the site of Europus may perhaps hereafter be recognised by that strength of position which enabled it to resist Sitalces and the Thracians. (Thuc. 2.100.) We have the concurring testimony of Ptolemy (Ptol. 3.13.24) and Pliny (Plin. Nat. 4.10) that this town of Emathia was different from Europus of Almopia, which latter town seems from Hierocles--who names Europus as well as Almopia among the towns of the Consular Macedonia (a provincial division containing both Thessalonica and Pella)--to have been known in his time by the name of Almopia only; and hence we may infer that it was the chief town of the ancient district Almopia. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. 3. p. 444.)
[E.B.J]EURO´PUS (Εὐρωπός, Ptol. 6.2.17, 8.21.11.; Strab. 11. p. 524), a town in the northeastern part of ancient Media Atropatene, according to Strabo, originally called Rhaga; it was rebuilt by Seleucus Nicator, and called by him Europus. Strabo considered it to be the same as the town called by the Parthians Arsacia. Colonel Rawlinson has identified it with the present Verámin, at no great distance from the ancient Rhages (I. R. Geogr. Soc. 10. p. 119). Isidore of Charax, speaking of Dura, a city of Mesopotamia, states that it was built by Nicator and the Macedonians, and that it was called Europus. It is possible that he was confounding it with either the Median or the Syrian city of this name.
(Εὐρωπός). See Rhagae; Titaresius.
- Hdt. 8.133, Paus. 9.23.6