Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
March 1
March 1 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 254 BCE to 86 BCE. 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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254 BCE
Life on This Day
A Canal Needs Work
An unnamed sender reports on work required on a canal and asks the recipient to meet or write to another person about the problem.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Petrie Kleon 24 / P.Lond. III 520 descr.
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links
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86 BCE
Event That Shaped History
Athens Falls to Sulla
Sulla’s troops broke into Athens on the night of March 1, 86 BCE. The Roman capture brought killing and plunder to the city.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ancient literary accounts of Sulla's siege and capture of Athens
Modern scholarship
- Acropolis Museum, 'Due to disaster'
Public links