Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
May 22
May 22 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 337 to AD 496. 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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AD 337
Event That Shaped History
Constantine I Dies Near Nicomedia
On May 22, AD 337, Emperor Constantine I died near Nicomedia.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History I.40
- Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History
Modern scholarship
- Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers edition
Public links
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AD 496
Life on This Day
An Estate Record Accounts for Iron Used in Water-Lifting Equipment
On May 22, AD 496, a Greek estate document recorded iron supplied for water-lifting equipment.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Mich. XIV 682
Modern scholarship
- University of Michigan papyrological edition
- Papyrological chronological catalogues
Public links