Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 3
August 3 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 149 to AD 156. 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 149
Life on This Day
A Borrower Takes a Loan of 420 Drachmas
On August 3, AD 149, a Greek loan document recorded a debt of 420 silver drachmas.
Sources
Primary evidence
- SPP XXII 53
Modern scholarship
- Modern documentary papyrological edition
Public links
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AD 156
Life on This Day
Seventeen Drachmas and One Obol Are Paid in Poll Tax
On August 3, AD 156, a Greek ostracon acknowledged a poll-tax payment of 17 drachmas and one obol.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Eleph.Wagner 1.32
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine database
Public links