Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 25
July 25 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 41 to AD 113. 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 41
Life on This Day
A Contract Preserves a Cession of Three Arouras
On July 25, AD 41, a Greek contract preserved a clause recording the cession of three arouras of land.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Mich. V 331
Modern scholarship
- University of Michigan APIS
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AD 113
Life on This Day
Lysimachus Receives His Share of a Family Loan
On July 25, AD 113, Lysimachus acknowledged receiving fifty-four silver drachmas plus interest from his brother Heraclides as his share of a 108-drachma loan.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 1901
- P.Fam.Tebt. 16
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links