Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
November 14
November 14 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 166 to AD 565. 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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AD 166
Life on This Day
Collectors Record Payment for Public Dates
On November 14, AD 166, Longinus Serenus and Petronius Bassianus recorded payment for the price of public dates at Elephantine. The receipt relates the payment to the previous harvest year and preserves Petronius’s signature.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ostracon 12478; under publication TM 987532
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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AD 565
Event That Shaped History
Emperor Justinian I Dies
On November 14, AD 565, Emperor Justinian I died in Constantinople after a reign of almost thirty-nine years. His death ended the rule associated with the rebuilding of Hagia Sophia, the codification of Roman law and major wars across the Mediterranean.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Late antique chronicles and imperial chronology
Modern scholarship
- Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire II as cited by Encyclopaedia Iranica
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