Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
December 22
December 22 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated AD 247. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.
Across the centuries
On This Day
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AD 247
Life on This Day
A Quarter Share in a Funerary Practice Is Given Away
On December 22, AD 247, Aurelius Petosiris transferred a one-quarter share in his funerary practice at Kysis to Petechon. The Greek deed shows that professional rights in burial work could be divided and transferred as property.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Grenf. II 68
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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