Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
March 23
March 23 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 131 CE to 498 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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131 CE
Life on This Day
A Will Made in 131 CE Survives Through a Later Copy
A later opening protocol preserves March 23, 131 as the date on which M. Sempronius Priscus made his will.
Sources
Primary evidence
- ChLA X 412 / P.Berol. inv. 7124
Modern scholarship
- University of Michigan APIS / scholarly resource
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498 CE
Life on This Day
A House Lease Survives in Fragmentary Form
The beginning of a lease for a house at Arsinoe survives from March 23, 498.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. I 113.5(a)
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
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