Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
April 7
April 7 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 114 BC to AD 529. 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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114 BC
Life on This Day
A Gift Is Relinquished at Pathyris
A Greek legal transaction at Pathyris records the relinquishment of a gift.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Strasb.Gr. II 83
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
Public links
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AD 529
Event That Shaped History
Justinian promulgates the first Codex
On April 7, 529, Justinian promulgated the first Codex Iustinianus through the constitution Summa rei publicae.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Constitutio Summa
Modern scholarship
- Audited catalogue, edition or scholarly source linked in public_source_links
Public links