Standing 10,958 feet tall on the Italian island of Sicily, Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe. Etna's first known eruption was in 475 B.C. It was described by the great Greek playwright, Aeschylus (ESS-kill-us). The last major eruption was in 1992, but there have been several minor eruptions like the eruption in 2002. No one was hurt during the eruption, although thousands fled the area. (ART WOLFE—GETTY IMAGES)