Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 28
June 28 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 242 BC to AD 548. 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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242 BC
Life on This Day
A Sixty-Five-Year-Old Military Settler Draws Up His Will
On June 28, 242 BC, a 65-year-old military settler at Memphis drew up a Greek will.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 2332
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links
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AD 548
Event That Shaped History
Empress Theodora Dies at Constantinople
On June 28, AD 548, Empress Theodora died at Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Procopius and later Byzantine traditions concerning Theodora
Modern scholarship
- Clive Foss, modern Byzantine chronology
- Modern biographies of Theodora
Public links