"When the ancient Greeks came to Europe from Egypt" As far as I know that is a fringe theory. The very early ancient Greek Minoan civilization [0] were locals.

"When the ancient Greeks came to Europe from Egypt" As far as I know that is a fringe theory. The very early ancient Greek Minoan civilization [0] were locals. They traded with Egypt, and imported culture, which gave rise to the idea they were Egyptians, but DNA confirms they were European. [1] Culture also seems to have gone the other way as well. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22527821 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22527821