Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 2
July 2 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 157 to AD 199. 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 157
Life on This Day
Four and a Half Arouras Secure a Two-Thousand-Drachma Mortgage
On July 2, AD 157, a Greek property registration recorded a mortgage of four and a half arouras for 2,000 silver drachmas plus interest.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 1975
- SB X 10294
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links
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AD 199
Life on This Day
Two Crown-Tax Payments Are Receipted
On July 2, AD 199, a Greek papyrus preserved two related receipts for crown-tax payments in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 1971
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links