Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 2
August 2 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 89 BC to AD 131. 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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89 BC
Life on This Day
Half an Aroura of Farmland Is Sold for a Talent and 3,000 Drachmas
On August 2, 89 BC, a Greek sale contract at Pathyris transferred half an aroura of arable land for one talent and 3,000 drachmas.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. III 1209 = British Library Papyrus 1209 = TM 95
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collections catalogue
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AD 131
Life on This Day
A Property Declaration Is Filed at Bakchias
On August 2, AD 131, a Greek declaration of property was filed at Bakchias in the Arsinoite nome.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Mich. 3.181
Modern scholarship
- Papyri.info DDbDP / HGV record
Public links