Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
December 7
December 7 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 116 to AD 574. 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 116
Life on This Day
A Sale of the Enslaved Narkissos Is Authorized
On December 7, AD 116, a Greek-Demotic document authorized the sale of an enslaved person named Narkissos. The bilingual record shows legal transactions crossing linguistic traditions in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- ERC Elephantine dataset 100254
Modern scholarship
- Texts & Scripts from Elephantine
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AD 574
Event That Shaped History
Tiberius Is Raised to Caesar
On December 7, AD 574, Justin II adopted Tiberius, gave him the name Constantine and raised him to the rank of Caesar. The act transferred effective imperial authority as Justin’s health deteriorated.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Late antique imperial chronology of Justin II and Tiberius II
Modern scholarship
- Cécile Morrisson and John Nesbitt, study of Tiberius II Constantine
- American Numismatic Society studies
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