Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

May 29

May 29 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 126 to AD 526. 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. AD 126

    Life on This Day

    Roman Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    A Support Agreement Sets Out Household Obligations

    On May 29, AD 126, a substantial Greek agreement set out support or maintenance obligations between named individuals.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Bouriant 14

    Modern scholarship

    • Trismegistos text record

    Public links

  2. AD 526

    Event That Shaped History

    Antioch, Roman Syria Society & Daily Life Reconstructed

    A Catastrophic Earthquake Strikes Antioch

    Modern reconstruction dates a devastating earthquake at Antioch to May 29, AD 526. Late antique accounts describe extensive destruction and very heavy loss of life.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • John Malalas, Chronicle 17.16
    • Procopius, Wars II.14 and related late antique earthquake tradition

    Modern scholarship

    • Modern Antioch earthquake chronology
    • Recent archaeoseismological synthesis

    Public links