Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 11
July 11 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 197 to AD 512. 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 197
Life on This Day
The Prefect Demands Better Grain-Transport Provisioning
On July 11, AD 197, a prefectural Greek order criticized failures in grain transport and insufficient provisioning of donkeys needed for the system.
Sources
Primary evidence
- BGU I 15
Modern scholarship
- Berlin Papyrus Collection study of Egyptian grain transport
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AD 512
Life on This Day
A Property Division Is Settled at Nessana
On July 11, AD 512, a Greek property agreement divided jointly held assets among Zunayn, John and John’s sister, with a cash settlement for part of a garden share.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Nessana III 16
- Colt Papyrus 16
Modern scholarship
- Morgan Library and modern Nessana papyrus scholarship
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