Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

April 2

April 2 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 246 BC to AD 309. 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. 246 BC

    Life on This Day

    Ptolemaic Egypt, Zenon archive Society & Daily Life High

    A Zenon Archive Papyrus Is Written on April 2

    A Greek documentary papyrus in the Zenon archive is exact-dated to April 2, 246 BCE.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Cairo Zen. III 59344

    Modern scholarship

    • Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links

    Public links

  2. AD 309

    Life on This Day

    Theadelphia, Roman Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    A fiscal receipt from Theadelphia

    A Greek fiscal receipt from Theadelphia is exact-dated to April 2, 309 CE.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Sakaon 16

    Modern scholarship

    • Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links

    Public links