Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 26
June 26 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 142 to AD 363. 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 142
Life on This Day
A Palm-Grove Survey Tax Is Receipted at Syene
On June 26, AD 142, a Greek ostracon from Syene recorded payment of three drachmas and two obols for a survey tax on palm groves.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Bodl. II 967
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine catalogue
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AD 363
Event That Shaped History
Emperor Julian Dies during the Persian Campaign
On June 26, AD 363, Emperor Julian died after being wounded during fighting as the Roman army retreated from Persia.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae 25
- Later accounts of Julian's death
Modern scholarship
- Oxford Classical Dictionary, Julian
Public links