Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
August 9
August 9 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 34 to AD 378. 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 34
Life on This Day
A Greek Tax Receipt Is Issued at Thebes
On August 9, AD 34, a Greek ostracon at Thebes recorded a tax payment and issued the payer a receipt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilck. 1172
Modern scholarship
- Wilcken ostraca edition and modern papyrological catalogue tradition
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AD 378
Event That Shaped History
The Roman Army Is Defeated at Adrianople
On August 9, AD 378, the eastern Roman army suffered a catastrophic defeat near Adrianople and Emperor Valens was killed fighting the Goths.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae 31.12-13
Modern scholarship
- Modern scholarship on the Battle of Adrianople
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