Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 15
August 15 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 222 BC to AD 10. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.
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222 BC
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An Official Demands the Payment Records
On August 15, 222 BC, a Greek official letter ordered that records of payments and collections be sent to Diospolis Magna.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Eleph. 11
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine database
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AD 10
Life on This Day
Harpbekis Pays Two Drachmas in a Money Tax
On August 15, AD 10, a Greek ostracon recorded Harpbekis, son of Sisois, paying two drachmas toward a money tax.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.NYU 56 = NYU inv. 55 = TM 869459
Modern scholarship
- Baetens, Bagnall, Caputo, Mazy and Ratzan, Ostraka in the Collection of New York University
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