Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 22
August 22 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 240 BC to AD 167. 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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240 BC
Life on This Day
Thirty Tamarisk Trees Are Reported Cut Down
On August 22, 240 BC, a man reported to police officer Nicanor that thirty tamarisk trees had been cut from his property and valued the loss at 80 drachmas.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Mich.inv. 6949 = SB XVI 12823
Modern scholarship
- University of Michigan APIS catalogue
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AD 167
Life on This Day
A Revenue Account Records Beer and Brewers
On August 22, AD 167, a Greek revenue account recorded beer and brewers within the fiscal administration of Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oslo II 29
Modern scholarship
- Papyri.info / Oslo APIS
Public links