What is "europos"

Europos or Europus (Greek: ) can refer to:

• Europus, a son of the mythological Makedon and Oreithyia
  • Europos (Macedonia), a debated number of towns in ancient Macedonia named after the above
• Europus, the ancient name of Carchemish in modern-day Syria
• Dura-Europos, an ancient city in modern-day Syria
  • Dura-Europos synagogue, a synagogue in the above city
• Evropos municipality in Macedonia
• A less known temporary name of Rey, Iran: the successors of Alexander rebuilt the town "Rhages" and renamed it "Europos"

Europos was the name of a number of cities in ancient Macedonia, in the regions of Bottiaea, Almopia, Axius and lower Paionia. The exact position and the number of cities is debated. Europos was the birthplace of Seleucus I Nikator, and two cities in Seleucid Empire were named Europos. There is also reported a Delphic proxenos Machatas from Europos in the late 4th century BC.