Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 4
August 4 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 20 to AD 63. 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 20
Life on This Day
A Poll-Tax Receipt Is Issued in AD 20
On August 4, AD 20, a Greek ostracon recorded a poll-tax payment in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilb. 5
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine database; Shelton date correction
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AD 63
Life on This Day
A Temple Official Pays Four Drachmas and Two Obols
On August 4, AD 63, Psenamunios, described as head of the god Montu, paid four drachmas and two obols toward a public obligation of the cult.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilck. 414 = Berlin P. 4298
Modern scholarship
- Berlin Papyrus Database
Public links