Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
December 11
December 11 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 361 to AD 528. 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 361
Event That Shaped History
Julian Enters Constantinople as Sole Emperor
On December 11, AD 361, Julian entered Constantinople after the death of Constantius II. His imperial adventus marked the beginning of his short rule as sole emperor.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Ammianus Marcellinus 22.2.4 and the Julianic itinerary tradition
Modern scholarship
- Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church, chapter on Julian in Constantinople
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AD 528
Life on This Day
Justinian Limits What Long Possession Can Protect
On December 11, AD 528, Justinian issued a law on thirty- and forty-year prescription. It explicitly denied protection to possession taken by violence and regulated when long possession could mature into a legal defense.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Codex Justinianus 7.39
Modern scholarship
- University of Wyoming Annotated Justinian Code
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