Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 30
August 30 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 113 BC to AD 527. 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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113 BC
Life on This Day
A Tax Contribution from Salters and General Dealers Is Acknowledged
On August 30, 113 BC, Alkimos acknowledged a contribution paid by Androniskos connected with the quarter-tax on salters and general dealers.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Tebt. III 841
Modern scholarship
- UC Berkeley Tebtunis Papyri catalogue
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AD 527
Life on This Day
A Village Headman Leases Land from a Monastery
On August 30, AD 527, Aurelius Apollos, a village headman, entered a Greek one-year lease of land from the monastery of Zmin.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. V 1690 = British Library Papyrus 1739 = TM 19707
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collections catalogue
Public links