Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 12
August 12 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 171 to AD 212. 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 171
Life on This Day
Pachnoubis Pays His Poll Tax
On August 12, AD 171, Pachnoubis, son of Patsibtis and Talilaouis, received a Greek receipt for his poll-tax payment.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilck. II 264 = British Library Ostracon 12096 = TM 76823
Modern scholarship
- British Library Ostraca Collection catalogue
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AD 212
Life on This Day
A Farmer Complains That His Acacia Trees Were Burned
On August 12, AD 212, Satyros petitioned a centurion after someone burned his acacia trees during the previous night.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oslo II 23 = Oslo inv. 314
Modern scholarship
- Oslo Papyri Electronic System
Public links