Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
December 20
December 20 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 141 to AD 164. 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 141
Life on This Day
Officials Verify the Status of a Fourteen-Year-Old Boy
On December 20, AD 141, a Greek petition concerned Anubas as he entered his fourteenth year and the official verification of his status. The document shows how age and civic identity could trigger bureaucracy.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Greek status petition concerning Anubas
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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AD 164
Life on This Day
Psentisatis Pays Five Drachmas and One Obol in Poll Tax
On December 20, AD 164, a complete Greek ostracon records Psentisatis son of Sarapion and Thinpachnoubis paying five drachmas and one obol in poll tax through officials of the Sacred Gate of Syene.
Sources
Primary evidence
- APF 63 (2017), no. 9; Ostr. Cairo EM SR 18955
Modern scholarship
- Shereen A. Aly, Nine Greek Ostraca from the Egyptian Museum
- Texts & Scripts from Elephantine
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