Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 7
July 7 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 120 to AD 198. 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 120
Life on This Day
Officials Formally Invalidate an Earlier Tax Receipt
On July 7, AD 120, a Greek ostracon recorded that an earlier tax receipt was no longer valid.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Bankes 56
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine catalogue
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AD 198
Life on This Day
Dionysarion Pays Twenty Drachmas in Tax
On July 7, AD 198, a Greek receipt acknowledged Dionysarion’s payment of twenty drachmas for taxes of the previous year.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 925
- P.Lond. III 925
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links