Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
November 4
November 4 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 3 verified records spanning 100 BC to AD 548. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.
Across the centuries
On This Day
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100 BC
Life on This Day
A Share of a Temple Leasehold Is Transferred
On November 4, 100 BC, Psenenoupis transferred his share in temple land to Harsiesis, priest of Suchus and Aphrodite. The land had originally been leased from priests for ten years and the transfer covered the remaining years.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Papyrus 677; P.Grenf. II 33 = P.Lond. III 677 descr. = TM 114
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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AD 512
Event That Shaped History
Anastasius Orders the Theopaschite Trisagion in Constantinople
On November 4, AD 512, Emperor Anastasius ordered a controversial theopaschite addition to the Trisagion in Constantinople. The intervention in a familiar Greek liturgical formula helped ignite serious unrest in the capital.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Late antique church-historical tradition
Modern scholarship
- The Church Histories of Theodore Lector and John Diakrinomenos, modern scholarly edition and study
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AD 548
Life on This Day
A House-Property Lease Is Contracted
On November 4, AD 548, a Greek papyrus recorded a lease involving house property in late antique Egypt. The surviving contract identifies the parties and preserves the exact date, adding a domestic-property transaction to the day’s record.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Papyrus 1689; P.Lond. V 1872 = TM 19778
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
Public links