Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
April 24
April 24 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 258 BC to AD 108. 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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258 BC
Life on This Day
A man asks Zenon for boat-repair supplies, pay, grain and a fine cloak
A correspondent asked Zenon for pitch and timber to repair a boat as well as salary, grain and a fine cloak.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. VII 1932
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
Public links
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AD 108
Life on This Day
A Second Tax Receipt Is Issued
A second independent Greek tax receipt is exact-dated to April 24, 108 CE.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Mich. VI 383c
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
Public links