Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
May 27
May 27 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 198 to AD 366. 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 198
Life on This Day
Sokrates Pays 200 Drachmas at Karanis
On May 27, AD 198, a receipt recorded that Sokrates son of Ptolemaios paid 200 drachmas for the current year at Karanis.
Sources
Primary evidence
- BGU III 789
Modern scholarship
- Berlin Papyrus Database
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AD 366
Event That Shaped History
Procopius Is Captured and Executed
On May 27, AD 366, the usurper Procopius was betrayed to Emperor Valens and executed after his revolt collapsed.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ammianus Marcellinus XXVI.9
- Consularia Constantinopolitana
Modern scholarship
- Modern late antique chronology
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