Is Europe dying? Once-in-a-generation flooding is wracking countries at the very heart of Europe. Some believe it is a metaphor for a malaise striking the entire continent.
‘A catastrophe of epic proportions’
Drowning: As Central Europe braces for further flooding (above) experts warn that the bloc is in a life-threatening crisis, squeezed between the US and China. Glossary
Wrathful - Very angry.
Metaphysical - Relating to the branch of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts such as being, knowing, identity and space.
Metaphor - When a word or phrase is used to describe something, but it is not literally true.
Emmanuel Macron - The current president of France, nicknamed "Jupiter" after the chief of the Roman deities for his top-down manner of governance.
Ancient Greece - About 2,500 years ago, Greece was one of the most important places in the world. Ancient Greeks lived all around the Mediterranean, not just in Greece.
Republicanism - Supporting the idea of a country having an elected head of state, such as a president, rather than a hereditary king or queen.
Roman Empire - Lasting from 27BC to 476AD, the Roman Empire controlled regions around the Mediterranean in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
Dictatorships - A form of government in which one person possesses all the power without any limits.