Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 20
August 20 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 112 to AD 114. 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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AD 112
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Granary Officials Receipt Land Taxes Paid in Kind
On August 20, AD 112, a Greek receipt recorded payments in kind made to the granary officials of Tebtunis for land taxes.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Fam.Tebt. 12 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 12 = British Library Papyrus 1911
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collections catalogue
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AD 114
Life on This Day
A Receipt Records a Levy Connected with Trajan’s Canal
On August 20, AD 114, a Greek ostracon recorded a payment among the levies associated with Trajan’s canal and river transport.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilck. 89
Modern scholarship
- Modern study of Trajan's canal tax receipts
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