Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

March 9

March 9 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 200 CE to 439 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

  1. 200 CE

    Life on This Day

    Oxyrhynchus, Roman Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    Pig Farmers Bring a Case Before the Emperor

    Official proceedings record Septimius Severus hearing a dispute involving a group of pig farmers.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Oxy. XLII 3019

    Modern scholarship

    • De Gruyter/Brill specialist study

    Public links

  2. 439 CE

    Life on This Day

    Oxyrhynchus, Eastern Roman Egypt Economy & Trade High

    An Order to Make a Payment

    A Greek business document from Oxyrhynchus instructs its recipient to make a payment.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Oxy. LXIII 4389

    Modern scholarship

    • Oxford University Papyrology

    Public links