Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

January 11

January 11 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 180 to AD 381. 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

  1. AD 180

    Life on This Day

    Roman Egypt Economy & Trade High

    Collectors Acknowledge Payment for Public Dates

    On January 11, AD 180, a Greek ostracon recorded payment connected with the price of public dates from the previous harvest year. It offers a small but concrete view of taxation and agricultural revenue.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • British Library Ostracon 41626

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Ostraca Collection catalogue

    Public links

  2. AD 381

    Event That Shaped History

    Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire Diplomacy High

    The Gothic King Athanaric Enters Constantinople

    On January 11, AD 381, the Gothic leader Athanaric arrived in Constantinople seeking asylum and was received with extraordinary imperial honors by Theodosius I. The reception turned a former Roman enemy into a public demonstration of Theodosian authority during the Gothic crisis.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Consularia Constantinopolitana, entry for AD 381
    • Themistius, Oration 15

    Modern scholarship

    • R. Malcolm Errington, studies of Theodosius I
    • Modern commentary on the Chronicle of Marcellinus

    Public links