Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
February 14
February 14 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated AD 169. 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 169
Life on This Day
A Will Is Drawn Up with Inheritance and Funeral Provisions
On February 14, AD 169, a will later preserved in a Greek translation was drawn up at Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome. The surviving opening protocol shows that the testator arranged inheritance and funeral provisions for members of his household.
Sources
Primary evidence
- BGU IV 1655 / Berlin Papyrus P 11480 verso
Modern scholarship
- Berlin Papyrus Database
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