Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
October 28
October 28 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated 244 BC. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.
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244 BC
Life on This Day
A Letter Reports on Banking, Deposits and Sales
On October 28, 244 BC, Demetrius wrote to Zenon about banking arrangements. He reported that Demeas had not been appointed banker, described dealings with Pisistratus and promised details of deposits and sales. The Greek letter captures commercial uncertainty and information moving through a large Ptolemaic estate network.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. VII 2013 = TM 1575; British Library Papyrus 2346
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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