Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 22
June 22 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 3 verified records spanning 168 BC to AD 431. 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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168 BC
Event That Shaped History
Rome Defeats Perseus at the Battle of Pydna
On June 22, 168 BC, the Roman army under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated King Perseus at Pydna and ended the Antigonid Macedonian monarchy.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Plutarch, Aemilius Paullus
- Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 44
Modern scholarship
- Oxford Classical Dictionary, Pydna
- Modern classical chronology
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AD 133
Life on This Day
A Mother and Son Secure a Loan with Land
On June 22, AD 133, a mother and son in Roman Egypt obtained a money loan secured against land.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Tebt. II 531
Modern scholarship
- University of California Tebtunis Papyri catalogue
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AD 431
Event That Shaped History
The First Session of the Council of Ephesus Opens
On the morning of June 22, AD 431, bishops assembled for the first official session of the Council of Ephesus and deposed Nestorius during the proceedings.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Acts of the Council of Ephesus, first session
Modern scholarship
- Richard Price and Thomas Graumann, The Council of Ephesus of 431
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