Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

August 24

August 24 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 192 to AD 358. 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 192

    Life on This Day

    Upper Egypt Exploration & Trade High

    A Sailor’s Old Fishing Boat Appears in a Tax Record

    On August 24, AD 192, a Greek tax record concerned an old fishing boat purchased by a sailor.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • SB VI 9545.34

    Modern scholarship

    • Texts and Scripts from Elephantine database

    Public links

  2. AD 358

    Event That Shaped History

    Nicomedia, Bithynia Society & Daily Life High

    An Earthquake Devastates Nicomedia

    On August 24, AD 358, a destructive earthquake struck Nicomedia, wrecking much of the city and prompting Libanius to compose his Monody for Nicomedia.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Libanius, Monody for Nicomedia

    Modern scholarship

    • Modern historical-seismology treatment of the AD 358 Nicomedia earthquake

    Public links