Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
December 13
December 13 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 477 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 477
Life on This Day
Zeno Sets a Rule for Losses After Violent Dispossession
On December 13, AD 477, Zeno ordered that when violence was proven but every item lost could not be documented, a judge could set a maximum valuation and the injured party could declare the loss under oath.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Codex Justinianus 8.4.9
Modern scholarship
- University of Wyoming Annotated Justinian Code
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AD 528
Life on This Day
Seven Witnesses Are Enough for an Oral Will
On December 13, AD 528, Justinian abolished additional formalities for a nuncupative or oral will when seven witnesses were assembled together to hear the testator’s wishes.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Codex Justinianus 6.23.26
Modern scholarship
- University of Wyoming Annotated Justinian Code
Public links