Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 21
July 21 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 224 to AD 549. 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 224
Life on This Day
A Roman Will Is Preserved in Greek
On July 21, AD 224, a Greek documentary version of a Roman will was recorded at Oxyrhynchus.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. XXII 2348
Modern scholarship
- Modern papyrological and Roman-law scholarship
Public links
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AD 549
Life on This Day
A Farmer Receives a Receipt for Crop Rent
On July 21, AD 549, Silvanus son of Phoebammon issued Victor son of Pines a Greek receipt for rent paid on crops.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 1051
- P.Lond. III 1051
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links