Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

August 8

August 8 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 114 to AD 449. 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

  1. AD 114

    Life on This Day

    Elephantine/Syene, Roman Egypt Exploration & Trade High

    A Tax Receipt Records a Levy Connected with Trajan’s Canal

    On August 8, AD 114, a Greek ostracon recorded a payment connected with the fiscal system supporting Trajan’s canal.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • O.Eleph.DAIK 18

    Modern scholarship

    • Modern study of Trajan's canal and its documentary tax receipts

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  2. AD 449

    Event That Shaped History

    Ephesus, Roman Asia Religion High

    The Second Council of Ephesus Opens

    On August 8, AD 449, bishops assembled at Ephesus for the council later known as the Second Council of Ephesus, where the first session restored Eutyches and reversed his condemnation.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Acts of the Second Council of Ephesus, first session

    Modern scholarship

    • Modern scholarship on the Syriac and Greek conciliar acts

    Public links