Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
January 25
January 25 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated 78 BC. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.
Across the centuries
On This Day
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78 BC
Life on This Day
Associations Dedicate a Sanctuary and List Their Members
On January 25, 78 BC, Greek inscriptions recorded a joint sanctuary dedication by associations and preserved a list of members. The text reveals organized communal religious activity at the end of the Hellenistic period.
Sources
Primary evidence
- I.Hermoupolis 6
Modern scholarship
- Copenhagen Associations Project
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