Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 15
July 15 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 149 to AD 155. 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 149
Life on This Day
Pekysis Pays a Four-Drachma Contribution
On July 15, AD 149, Pekysis paid four drachmas in a local contribution recorded on a Greek ostracon.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Elephantine ostracon, AD 149
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine catalogue
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AD 155
Life on This Day
A Private Loan Is Formally Registered
On July 15, AD 155, a Greek contract recorded a private loan agreement in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Tebt. II 447
- SB XII 11006
Modern scholarship
- University of California Tebtunis Papyri catalogue
Public links