Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

March 12

March 12 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 217 CE to 584 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. 217 CE

    Life on This Day

    Hermopolis, Roman Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    Two Brothers Enter the Census

    Aurelius Herminus, aged 49, registers himself and his 36-year-old brother Theognostus.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Lond. III 935

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

    Public links

  2. 584 CE

    Life on This Day

    Syene, Upper Egypt, Eastern Roman Empire Family & Relationships High

    A Monk Transfers His Possessions

    The monk Ioannes grants personal possessions and a hereditary share in a house to Patermouthis.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Lond. V 1729

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

    Public links