Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

February 6

February 6 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated AD 211. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.

Across the centuries

On This Day

  1. AD 211

    Life on This Day

    Hermopolis, Roman Egypt Family & Relationships High

    A Son Renounces His Share of an Inheritance

    On February 6, AD 211, Isidorus renounced his share in his late father’s inheritance in favor of his brothers Herminus and Theognostus. In return, they were to repay their father’s debts and maintain their living mother.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Lond. III 932 = British Library Papyrus 932, TM 22718

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

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