Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

December 1

December 1 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated AD 113. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.

Across the centuries

On This Day

  1. AD 113

    Life on This Day

    Elephantine, Roman Egypt Economy & Trade High

    Harpaesis Pays Seventeen Drachmas in Poll Tax

    On December 1, AD 113, a Greek receipt records Harpaesis paying seventeen drachmas in poll tax. The document preserves the routine fiscal machinery that tied individuals to local tax administration.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • ERC Elephantine dataset 309095

    Modern scholarship

    • Texts & Scripts from Elephantine

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