Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 6
August 6 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 107 BC to AD 237. 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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107 BC
Life on This Day
An Official Writes About Grain Collection
On August 6, 107 BC, Diodoros sent Dionysios a Greek official letter concerning the collection of grain.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Yale I 55
Modern scholarship
- Papyri.info DDbDP / HGV
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AD 237
Life on This Day
Two Dancers Are Hired for Ten Days
On August 6, AD 237, the president of the village council of Bakchias contracted for two female dancers to perform for ten days at 36 drachmas per day, with goods in kind and three donkeys for transport.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Grenf. II 67 = P.Lond. III 707 descr. = British Library Papyrus 707
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collections catalogue
Public links