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The idea of Europe first took shape where so many of the origins of civilisation are to be found, in the eastern Mediterranean. However, the origins of the name itself are uncertain. One possible derivation is from the Semitic ereb, meaning ‘evening’ or ‘west’. Certainly from the Greeks, via the Romans, we have received the name as Europe.
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Dukes, P. (2004). Origins: Europe before 1648: Mid-century Crisis. In: Paths to a New Europe. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80206-3_1
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