Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 6
July 6 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 51 BC to AD 172. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.
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51 BC
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Achilleus Sends Archedemos to Oversee Affairs in a Nome
On July 6, 51 BC, the high official Achilleus wrote to Seleukos introducing Archedemos, who with Diokles was to oversee affairs in a nome.
Sources
Primary evidence
- PSI VIII 969
Modern scholarship
- Modern papyrological study of late Ptolemaic official letters
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AD 172
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Grain Collectors Acknowledge Wheat Received for Polion
On July 6, AD 172, Isidorus and other grain collectors acknowledged wheat received on behalf of Polion.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 471
- P.Lond. II 471
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
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