Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
March 5
March 5 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 3 verified records spanning 243 BCE to 363 CE. 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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243 BCE
Life on This Day
A Shipment Includes Wool
The surviving end of a Zenon Archive letter says that several items had been dispatched, including wool. The names of the sender and recipient are lost.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. VII 2012
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links
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105 CE
Life on This Day
A 120-Drachma Deposit Is Returned
Heraclas acknowledges receiving 120 silver drachmas from Miccalus from a deposit originally made by his father.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. II 172
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links
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363 CE
Event That Shaped History
Julian Marches East from Antioch
Emperor Julian leaves Antioch on March 5, 363 as the imperial army begins its advance toward Persia.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ammianus Marcellinus 23.2.6
Modern scholarship
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, specialist chronology of Julian's Persian expedition
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